Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 76 · 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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) owl (d) violin
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a mango; the mango tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) lemon (c) drum (d) urn
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a tomato. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) needle (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ladder (b) monkey (c) wallet (d) van
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a pillow; the pillow chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) pillow (d) umbrella
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a drum; the drum falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) shoe (c) apple (d) umbrella
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a coconut; the coconut falls into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) duck (c) sock (d) coconut
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a cat; the cat sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) cat (d) umbrella
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) mango (d) fan
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles an urn; the urn falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) flute
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases an onion; the onion pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) ice cream (b) jalebi (c) onion (d) shoe
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a banana; the banana sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) glass (b) orange (c) monkey (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a mirror; the mirror crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) mirror (d) kettle
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) ladder (b) mirror (c) umbrella (d) coconut
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) tent (b) spoon (c) cat (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a needle; the needle chases a mango; the mango sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) doll (b) needle (c) sock (d) wallet
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a shoe; the shoe falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) vase (b) parrot (c) watch (d) shoe
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a needle; the needle jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) vase (d) banana
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a flute; the flute tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) flute (b) needle (c) apple (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) frog (c) fan (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) glass (c) pillow (d) anchor
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an onion; the onion falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) onion (d) banana
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a candle; the candle jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) candle (d) duck

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