Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 674 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a candle; the candle chases a net. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) anchor (b) net (c) duck (d) tomato
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a tent; the tent falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) jalebi (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a kite; the kite chases a violin; the violin rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) pencil (c) kite (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) lemon (b) violin (c) drum (d) wallet
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a vase; the vase sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) duck (b) frog (c) vase (d) doll
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a banana; the banana falls into a frog; the frog tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) banana
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a candle; the candle sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) coconut (d) goat
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a cat; the cat chases a doll; the doll sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) cat (d) jalebi
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) ladder (c) goat (d) ant
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) ice cream (d) spoon
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a vase; the vase sits on an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) flute (c) kite (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a ball; the ball sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) jug (c) umpire (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a goat; the goat sits on a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) goat (c) coconut (d) flute
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a jug; the jug chases a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) jug (c) tent (d) monkey
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) spoon (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a candle; the candle chases a key. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) key (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a cat; the cat falls into a guava; the guava pulls a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) guava (c) cat (d) apple
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) van
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) lamp (d) ladder
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) fan (d) guava
36. 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a cat; the cat pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) lamp (b) kettle (c) cat (d) glass
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a frog; the frog tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) tiger (c) frog (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a doll; the doll pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) doll (b) duck (c) ice cream (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a rose; the rose crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a radio; the radio tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) banana

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