Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 750 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a watch; the watch sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) watch (c) duck (d) kite
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a banana; the banana chases an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) net (c) umbrella (d) pillow
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a doll; the doll chases a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) bucket (c) doll (d) ice cream
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) ant (d) cat
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) shoe (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) needle (d) fan
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) jug (b) mango (c) tomato (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a vase; the vase pulls a bucket; the bucket chases a drum; the drum bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) whistle
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 umpire bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) onion (c) bucket (d) umpire
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) inkpot (c) mirror (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) watch (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a shoe; the shoe chases an apple. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) cat (b) shoe (c) apple (d) orange
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tomato (b) owl (c) lemon (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an owl; the owl chases a cat; the cat pulls a fan; the fan jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) urn (c) mango (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) drum (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) mirror (c) pencil (d) candle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a key; the key sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a van; the van chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) jalebi (d) owl
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a kettle; the kettle sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) glass (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a net; the net sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a frog; the frog falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) net (d) frog

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