Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 708 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a key; the key bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) key (c) monkey (d) apple
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) umpire (d) orange
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tomato (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) urn (c) rope (d) bucket
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a needle; the needle sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) vase (b) guava (c) igloo (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a guava; the guava tickles a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) jeep (c) duck (d) guava
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) coconut (b) doll (c) key (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a fan; the fan sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a net; the net crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) fan (b) onion (c) net (d) drum
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a banana; the banana crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) banana (b) ball (c) candle (d) sock
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a van; the van sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) van (d) wallet
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a doll; the doll pulls an ant; the ant tickles a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) doll (c) sock (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a nest; the nest sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) jeep (b) nest (c) igloo (d) doll
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a needle; the needle sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) whistle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) drum (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) flute (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) lamp (d) lemon
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a key; the key falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) mirror (d) key
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a key; the key chases a violin; the violin rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a jug. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) jug (b) ant (c) igloo (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a doll; the doll sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) owl (d) sock
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over an onion; the onion falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) onion (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) vase (d) jalebi

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