Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 700 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) ball (d) drum
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) anchor (c) tomato (d) mango
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over a goat; the goat chases an orange. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) goat (d) orange
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a nest; the nest sits on a banana; the banana pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) banana (d) duck
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a jug; the jug rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) onion (b) lamp (c) spoon (d) owl
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) wallet (c) glass (d) frog
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into an owl; the owl sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) owl (b) cat (c) kettle (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a mango; the mango sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a key; the key chases a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) frog (d) key
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an orange; the orange rolls into a tent; the tent tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) tent (b) duck (c) kettle (d) orange
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a monkey; the monkey rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) banana
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) candle (c) guava (d) sock
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a fan; the fan falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a tiger; the tiger pulls a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) monkey
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases an urn; the urn tickles a banana; the banana sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) inkpot (d) urn
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a radio; the radio falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) radio
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.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a doll; the doll pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) doll (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a key; the key pulls an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) owl (c) key (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) urn (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) key (b) cat (c) kite (d) duck
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a needle; the needle falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) anchor (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) ice cream (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a needle; the needle chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) cat (b) doll (c) drum (d) umbrella
39. 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
40. 40.🔗 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

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