Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 683 · 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) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) rope (c) duck (d) rose
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) tent (c) anchor (d) nest
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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a glass; the glass sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) glass (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) parrot
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an apple; the apple falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) net (d) apple
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a van; the van crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) van (b) pillow (c) ladder (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a goat; the goat falls into an ant; the ant sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) shoe (c) goat (d) jug
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a radio; the radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a net; the net chases an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) net (c) doll (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a glass; the glass crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) candle (d) van
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) lemon (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) ladder
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) mango (c) violin (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a jeep; the jeep sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) whistle
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) umpire (d) orange
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a drum; the drum chases a mirror; the mirror sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) whistle (b) mirror (c) drum (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a van; the van falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the van? (a) mirror (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a key. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) banana (b) key (c) igloo (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a drum; the drum chases a mango; the mango crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) frog (b) mango (c) kettle (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) tiger (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a fan; the fan tickles a drum; the drum sings to a whistle; the whistle rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) drum (b) fan (c) igloo (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) shoe (b) igloo (c) rope (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a flute; the flute pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) anchor
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) duck (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) parrot
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 doll crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a violin; the violin chases a watch; the watch pulls a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) van (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a watch; the watch pulls a glass; the glass sits on a tent; the tent crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) tent (d) glass

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