Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 783 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) jug (b) mango (c) mirror (d) monkey
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a rose; the rose chases an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a sock; the sock crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) candle (b) frog (c) lemon (d) rose
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck; the duck sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) duck (d) owl
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) monkey (d) umpire
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a frog; the frog sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) ball (c) frog (d) anchor
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 key jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles a net; the net crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) key (c) umpire (d) net
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) tent (d) tiger
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) lemon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls an urn; the urn rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a net; the net crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) onion (b) net (c) jalebi (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a watch; the watch bounces onto a cat; the cat pulls a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) watch (c) lamp (d) mirror
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a cat; the cat tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) rose (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an onion; the onion tickles a whistle; the whistle sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the net? (a) onion (b) glass (c) net (d) candle
25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a drum; the drum sings to a sock; the sock pulls a jug; the jug sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) drum (b) sock (c) guava (d) jug
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a mango; the mango sings to a jug; the jug jumps over an orange. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) doll (c) orange (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a radio. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) inkpot (b) pencil (c) radio (d) umpire
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a cat; the cat chases a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) mango (c) cat (d) flute
37. 37.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) banana (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔗 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

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