Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 694 · 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 link story: a giant key sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) doll (c) bucket (d) spoon
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) doll (d) bucket
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a guava; the guava falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) guava (d) frog
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a mango; the mango jumps over a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) pillow (c) mango (d) flute
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) net (b) rose (c) fan (d) spoon
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) igloo (d) ladder
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a net; the net pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) jug (d) guava
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a goat; the goat jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) goat (b) duck (c) owl (d) kettle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a glass; the glass falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) whistle (b) glass (c) ant (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a key; the key rolls into a mango; the mango chases a net. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) key (c) net (d) inkpot
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a tent; the tent sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) rope (c) kettle (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a net; the net sits on a guava; the guava chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) guava
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a key; the key pulls a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) tent (c) goat (d) tiger
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a needle; the needle pulls an urn; the urn jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) kettle (c) inkpot (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a net; the net rolls into a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) goat (c) candle (d) watch
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) banana (b) duck (c) ball (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a van; the van jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) van (c) ball (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a cat; the cat falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) cat (b) nest (c) frog (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a shoe; the shoe pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) bucket (b) owl (c) umpire (d) mirror
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a drum; the drum falls into a mango; the mango crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) owl (d) drum
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a banana; the banana tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jalebi (b) duck (c) umpire (d) drum
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a rope; the rope pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) doll (c) fan (d) rope
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a glass; the glass jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) anchor

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