Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 719 · 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 glass sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a kite; the kite rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) goat (d) doll
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a cat; the cat jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) needle (c) net (d) vase
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) lemon (d) kettle
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) pencil
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an ant; the ant tickles a kite; the kite rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) drum (b) needle (c) lamp (d) kite
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a frog; the frog chases a vase; the vase tickles a needle; the needle rolls into an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) cat (d) frog
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a net; the net crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) net (c) doll (d) tomato
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) doll (b) duck (c) banana (d) tomato
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) inkpot (c) guava (d) nest
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) key (b) lemon (c) umbrella (d) mirror
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) vase (d) fan
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a key; the key pulls a candle; the candle rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tiger (b) key (c) bucket (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a jeep; the jeep pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) duck (d) sock
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.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) violin (d) goat
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) ball (c) jeep (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a glass; the glass sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) glass (d) mango
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a frog; the frog rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) tent (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a tent; the tent tickles a radio; the radio pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) tent (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto an owl; the owl rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) ball (c) owl (d) orange
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a nest; the nest chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) cat (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a jug; the jug pulls a sock; the sock sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) jug (b) apple (c) monkey (d) sock
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella chases a banana; the banana jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) banana (b) net (c) glass (d) umbrella

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