Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 702 · 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 van bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) van (b) bucket (c) urn (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) rope (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a spoon; the spoon pulls a frog; the frog tickles a goat; the goat chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) vase (b) goat (c) spoon (d) frog
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) pencil (d) violin
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a needle; the needle sits on an onion; the onion falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) needle
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a van; the van crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) banana (b) key (c) apple (d) van
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) ball (b) rose (c) parrot (d) orange
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a fan; the fan falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) fan (c) tiger (d) violin
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jug; the jug crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) jeep (b) radio (c) spoon (d) pencil
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles an ant; the ant chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) ant (d) shoe
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a rose; the rose rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) monkey (b) goat (c) rose (d) net
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a nest; the nest sits on a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) van (c) guava (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a nest; the nest tickles a van; the van crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) nest (c) duck (d) umbrella
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a key; the key chases a needle; the needle tickles a van; the van jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jug (b) key (c) coconut (d) van
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a banana; the banana tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a key. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) candle (c) key (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a mirror; the mirror rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) pillow (c) net (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a goat; the goat sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) kite (b) frog (c) goat (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) ice cream (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a sock; the sock sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) orange (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a vase; the vase chases an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) drum (d) vase
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a violin; the violin pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) doll (b) frog (c) violin (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 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

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