Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 761 · 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 picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a flute; the flute tickles a needle; the needle crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) jeep (b) needle (c) rope (d) flute
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a ball; the ball crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) frog (b) apple (c) rose (d) ball
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a banana; the banana falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) orange (c) inkpot (d) banana
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) tomato
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an urn; the urn tickles a banana; the banana sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) tiger (d) urn
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a kite; the kite pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) kite
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a violin; the violin pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) violin (d) fan
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) orange (c) kettle (d) owl
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) tiger (c) wallet (d) rope
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a lamp; the lamp tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tomato (c) candle (d) jalebi
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a duck; the duck tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) sock (d) tiger
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sits on a ball; the ball sings to a glass; the glass falls into a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) ball (c) tomato (d) parrot
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a watch; the watch sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) bucket (b) watch (c) needle (d) ant
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) guava (c) ball (d) apple
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a cat; the cat tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) cat (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) drum (b) shoe (c) whistle (d) ice cream
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a duck; the duck chases a cat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) duck (b) cat (c) ball (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a rose; the rose falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) rose (b) guava (c) anchor (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) net (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a tent; the tent tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls a candle; the candle chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) guava (d) tent
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.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a goat; the goat jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) needle (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) owl (b) jug (c) sock (d) nest

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