Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 74 · 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 net sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a tent; the tent tickles an apple; the apple jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the net? (a) wallet (b) anchor (c) net (d) apple
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a banana; the banana falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) duck (b) goat (c) key (d) watch
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a watch; the watch bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) needle (d) watch
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) owl (b) nest (c) frog (d) ice cream
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) jeep (d) duck
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) drum (b) guava (c) jug (d) apple
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a radio; the radio rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a frog; the frog sits on an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) rose (c) frog (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a tent; the tent pulls a duck; the duck sits on a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) tent (c) pillow (d) coconut
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a lamp; the lamp sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) goat (c) candle (d) tomato
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into an orange; the orange sings to a duck; the duck sits on a needle; the needle chases a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) net (c) orange (d) needle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a glass; the glass crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a vase; the vase sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) doll (c) apple (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a flute; the flute sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) flute (d) anchor
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into an ant; the ant sings to a sock; the sock chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) monkey (b) shoe (c) ant (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a rose; the rose falls into a tent; the tent chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) rose (c) onion (d) mirror
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a glass; the glass sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) nest (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a duck; the duck chases an apple; the apple pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) guava (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) rope (b) vase (c) urn (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on a doll; the doll tickles a sock; the sock falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) urn (b) doll (c) sock (d) van
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on an apple; the apple falls into a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) ant (d) van
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a shoe; the shoe falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) umpire (c) onion (d) pillow
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a goat; the goat chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) goat (b) flute (c) banana (d) lamp

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