Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 679 · 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, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a spoon; the spoon chases an owl; the owl sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) spoon (d) ladder
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) wallet (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over an apple; the apple chases a frog; the frog falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) fan (d) tiger
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an owl; the owl crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) violin (c) anchor (d) van
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) tomato (b) van (c) shoe (d) owl
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) rope (c) parrot (d) tent
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a banana; the banana falls into an apple; the apple crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) banana (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) apple
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a net; the net sings to a ladder. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) cat (b) fan (c) net (d) glass
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a candle; the candle tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) orange (d) anchor
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a fan; the fan chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) kettle (d) umbrella
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) goat (b) radio (c) whistle (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a key; the key jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into an ant; the ant sings to a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) duck (c) jug (d) kettle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tiger; the tiger rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a vase; the vase sings to a mirror; the mirror rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a tent. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) coconut (d) ant
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a duck; the duck falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) tomato (d) flute
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a lamp; the lamp pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) rope (c) urn (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases a drum; the drum falls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) drum (c) radio (d) shoe
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) tiger (c) ball (d) fan
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a glass; the glass sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot; the parrot jumps over an orange. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) vase (d) parrot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a cat; the cat chases a vase; the vase crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) rope (b) cat (c) tiger (d) vase
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a frog; the frog chases a van; the van falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) frog
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) goat (b) sock (c) kite (d) igloo

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