Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 744 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) drum (b) onion (c) jug (d) inkpot
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases an onion; the onion tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) lemon
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a sock; the sock pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) watch (b) ball (c) orange (d) sock
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a goat; the goat sits on a banana; the banana chases a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) goat (c) fan (d) orange
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) drum (d) vase
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a watch; the watch sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) watch (d) owl
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a violin; the violin falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) lamp (b) jalebi (c) urn (d) nest
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a whistle; the whistle pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) whistle (b) inkpot (c) mirror (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a radio; the radio pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) nest (d) banana
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a watch; the watch jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) tiger (d) kite
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a doll; the doll chases a tent; the tent tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) tent (d) doll
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into an onion; the onion pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) ball (c) onion (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a doll; the doll chases an umpire; the umpire sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ball (b) doll (c) umpire (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) glass (c) inkpot (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls an apple; the apple sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) net (c) violin (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a net. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) rope (b) net (c) mango (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) igloo (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) flute (b) violin (c) fan (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a ball; the ball falls into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) ladder (d) ball
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a flute; the flute sits on a frog; the frog chases a drum. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) flute (d) ant
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an owl; the owl tickles a mango; the mango falls into a radio; the radio sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) mango (b) owl (c) radio (d) bucket

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