Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 68 · 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) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a frog; the frog chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ball (b) pillow (c) flute (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a tent; the tent sits on a pencil. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) pencil (c) glass (d) tent
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a rope; the rope falls into a watch; the watch pulls a mango; the mango jumps over a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) rope (c) mango (d) van
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a vase; the vase crashes into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) watch (c) orange (d) pillow
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a vase; the vase falls into a violin; the violin tickles an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) key (c) orange (d) anchor
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a kite; the kite chases a frog; the frog falls into a jug; the jug sings to a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) orange (c) whistle (d) kite
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a nest; the nest pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) nest (b) anchor (c) duck (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls an urn; the urn tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) vase (c) urn (d) owl
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose sings to a sock; the sock pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) duck (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) shoe (c) wallet (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a key; the key crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) banana (b) key (c) drum (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) rose (c) guava (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a drum; the drum chases a doll; the doll falls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) drum (c) nest (d) doll
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an urn; the urn pulls a glass; the glass tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) tent (d) onion
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an apple; the apple tickles a violin; the violin crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) igloo (c) drum (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to a net; the net rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) lemon (d) tiger
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) jug (b) duck (c) owl (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tomato (c) onion (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) mango (c) nest (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a pencil; the pencil tickles a sock; the sock falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) sock (b) duck (c) tomato (d) pencil
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) urn (b) fan (c) ball (d) jeep
40. 40.🔗 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

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