Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 672 · 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) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) tiger (d) shoe
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a glass; the glass chases a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) inkpot
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a rope; the rope sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) banana (d) rope
5. 5.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) wallet (c) frog (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a cat; the cat pulls a tent; the tent jumps over an onion; the onion chases a key. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) parrot (b) key (c) onion (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a glass; the glass falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) mirror
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) fan (c) parrot (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a van; the van sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) van
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a violin; the violin sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) frog (b) flute (c) rope (d) sock
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) drum (b) jug (c) frog (d) tiger
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a needle; the needle sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) wallet (c) violin (d) needle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) candle (c) kettle (d) watch
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) goat (b) ant (c) monkey (d) mirror
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a radio. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) whistle (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) shoe (d) pillow
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a glass; the glass chases a ladder; the ladder pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) needle (d) lemon
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a drum; the drum bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) flute (c) spoon (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a jeep; the jeep sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a glass; the glass tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) urn (b) glass (c) mirror (d) jeep
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into an urn; the urn chases a rope; the rope sings to a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) rope (c) duck (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) rose (d) pillow
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a van; the van falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the van? (a) urn (b) van (c) drum (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) lamp
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a fan; the fan rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) needle (b) jug (c) shoe (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a cat; the cat falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) cat (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) ball (d) flute

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