Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 760 · 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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) radio (b) pillow (c) kite (d) urn
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a pillow; the pillow pulls a watch; the watch tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an orange; the orange chases a mango; the mango bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) ball
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a van; the van jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on an onion. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) onion (b) goat (c) van (d) jeep
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) monkey
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a key; the key falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) key (d) frog
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a glass; the glass chases a doll; the doll pulls a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) anchor (d) mango
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a key; the key pulls a sock; the sock falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) key (d) violin
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) kettle (d) mirror
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an anchor; the anchor tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ladder (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) apple
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) pencil (d) jug
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a doll; the doll jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a drum; the drum tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) kettle (b) van (c) doll (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over an apple; the apple rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) radio (b) mango (c) apple (d) wallet
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles an ant; the ant sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a vase. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) parrot (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a needle; the needle tickles a nest; the nest pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) needle (b) rope (c) nest (d) bucket
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a kettle; the kettle tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) goat (b) urn (c) nest (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an apple; the apple sings to a radio; the radio pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) apple (c) jalebi (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a monkey; the monkey chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jeep (b) parrot (c) doll (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) goat (c) spoon (d) nest
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) onion (b) cat (c) whistle (d) spoon
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a violin; the violin sings to an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) apple (c) shoe (d) violin

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