Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 668 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a kite; the kite jumps over an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) shoe (c) ant (d) whistle
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) jalebi (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a vase; the vase tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) vase
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) rope (d) mirror
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a key; the key sings to a goat; the goat pulls a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) apple (d) goat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a fan; the fan pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the net? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) fan (d) lemon
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a duck; the duck pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) inkpot (c) needle (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute; the flute jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to an urn; the urn sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) owl (b) radio (c) igloo (d) urn
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) ant (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a jug; the jug sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a sock. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) jug (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tent; the tent pulls a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) tent (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an urn; the urn sings to a duck; the duck sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) watch (c) drum (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a lemon; the lemon chases a kite; the kite falls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) owl (c) kite (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) watch (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a drum; the drum tickles a nest; the nest chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) orange (b) jalebi (c) mango (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into an ant; the ant falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) ant (d) urn
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a goat; the goat pulls a nest; the nest sits on a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) goat (d) jeep
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a van; the van crashes into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) cat (c) van (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a cat; the cat falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) jeep (b) watch (c) duck (d) vase

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