Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 78 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a banana; the banana sings to a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) goat (c) banana (d) lemon
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) sock
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a guava; the guava tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) orange (d) jalebi
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) doll (c) apple (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) flute (d) rope
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) monkey
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a jeep; the jeep pulls a drum; the drum jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) cat (c) jeep (d) drum
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a net; the net bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) watch (c) net (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) frog (d) tiger
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a ball; the ball rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a key; the key chases a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) flute
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) coconut (c) onion (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on an apple; the apple tickles a van; the van chases an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) van (c) owl (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) bucket (b) orange (c) onion (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) jeep (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) nest (b) umbrella (c) doll (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a guava; the guava pulls an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) guava (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a drum; the drum sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) frog (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a mango; the mango pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on an urn; the urn falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) urn (d) mango
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a jug; the jug tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a guava; the guava sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) parrot (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into a tent; the tent chases a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) cat (c) tent (d) nest
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 jalebi rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a watch; the watch sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) inkpot (b) watch (c) kite (d) jalebi
40. 40.🔗 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

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