Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 753 · 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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a vase; the vase chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ant (b) umbrella (c) spoon (d) vase
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a glass; the glass rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) glass
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into an urn. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) urn (d) nest
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a guava; the guava sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a key; the key pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the key? (a) radio (b) guava (c) tomato (d) key
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a net; the net sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) goat (c) orange (d) radio
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) cat
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute; the flute jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) flute (d) ant
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a watch; the watch pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) goat (d) ant
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) coconut (d) lamp
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a van; the van rolls into a violin; the violin chases a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) van (c) violin (d) cat
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a nest; the nest sings to a rope; the rope falls into a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) nest (c) rope (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) orange (c) nest (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a van; the van sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the van? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) onion (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a cat; the cat falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a van. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) van (c) cat (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a nest; the nest chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a glass; the glass jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a jug; the jug sings to an owl; the owl tickles a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) violin (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a key; the key pulls an orange; the orange sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) ladder (c) mango (d) orange
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) banana (c) tent (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a vase; the vase tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) banana (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a glass; the glass jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) sock (c) glass (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a doll; the doll tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) fan (b) doll (c) parrot (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a net. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) drum (b) net (c) jalebi (d) umpire
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a jug; the jug crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) pencil (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) inkpot (b) monkey (c) ball (d) lemon

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