Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 738 · 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 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
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a van; the van bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) pillow (c) nest (d) anchor
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) inkpot (d) needle
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a drum; the drum tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) glass
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a banana; the banana falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a glass; the glass chases a vase. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) glass (c) sock (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) goat (c) guava (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a flute; the flute pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) jug (d) umpire
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.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a key. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) lamp (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a kite; the kite falls into a vase; the vase pulls an orange. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) vase (c) kite (d) pillow
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a jug; the jug pulls a key; the key crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the key? (a) rope (b) pillow (c) key (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) candle (b) nest (c) watch (d) tent
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a banana; the banana chases an orange; the orange pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) banana (b) apple (c) orange (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ant (c) jug (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a sock; the sock tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) fan (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a needle; the needle falls into a vase; the vase tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) vase (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a banana; the banana crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) van (b) anchor (c) cat (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a fan; the fan chases an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) apple (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an ant; the ant rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a monkey; the monkey chases an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) orange (c) ant (d) candle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a van; the van sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) pencil (c) banana (d) van
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) ball (c) apple (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a drum; the drum chases a watch; the watch falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) watch (c) tiger (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a vase; the vase tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) umbrella (b) vase (c) lemon (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a doll; the doll rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) rose (b) candle (c) guava (d) kite

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