Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 670 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a vase; the vase chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) parrot (b) shoe (c) vase (d) umbrella
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a ball; the ball sits on a jug; the jug falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) rope (b) ball (c) guava (d) jug
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a sock; the sock tickles a watch; the watch chases an onion. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) watch (c) goat (d) sock
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a lemon; the lemon chases an orange. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) lemon (b) tent (c) orange (d) vase
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) spoon (b) van (c) nest (d) drum
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a ball; the ball tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) ball (d) umpire
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on an orange; the orange sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jeep (b) apple (c) coconut (d) orange
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) ice cream (d) nest
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a duck; the duck tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) duck (d) tiger
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a rose; the rose sits on an ant; the ant rolls into an apple; the apple chases a fan. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) ant (b) apple (c) rose (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an ant; the ant tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) glass (d) ant
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) tiger (c) onion (d) mirror
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a nest; the nest crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) violin (b) cat (c) lemon (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) nest (d) jalebi
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) jeep (c) pillow (d) candle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a fan; the fan falls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) coconut (d) vase
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a key; the key sits on a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) key (c) sock (d) rose
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a duck; the duck sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) cat (b) duck (c) sock (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a drum; the drum chases a kite; the kite pulls a mirror; the mirror sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) kite (b) doll (c) guava (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a net; the net sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) net (d) parrot
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a rose; the rose pulls a fan; the fan tickles a watch; the watch jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) ball (b) watch (c) fan (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 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

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