Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 79 · 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 step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a nest; the nest chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) tiger (b) nest (c) parrot (d) radio
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) ladder (d) lemon
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a jug; the jug sings to a kite; the kite tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) pillow (c) kite (d) jeep
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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 kettle pulls a rope; the rope sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a net. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) glass (c) net (d) kettle
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a glass; the glass chases a banana. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) guava (d) needle
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a key; the key tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) kite (c) shoe (d) anchor
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) umbrella (b) candle (c) monkey (d) fan
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) goat (c) frog (d) tomato
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a mango; the mango pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) igloo (b) mango (c) guava (d) orange
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a rope; the rope rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ladder (b) rope (c) ball (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a net; the net chases a mango; the mango tickles an onion; the onion sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) bucket (b) mango (c) net (d) fan
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a goat; the goat sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) nest (c) monkey (d) igloo
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) guava (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a mango; the mango pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) mango (c) needle (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a net; the net jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) kite (b) jug (c) net (d) sock
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) owl (c) monkey (d) van
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a nest; the nest chases an orange; the orange crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) vase (c) orange (d) net
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) shoe (d) radio
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) jeep (b) wallet (c) fan (d) onion
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a ball; the ball rolls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) needle (c) ball (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
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 glass crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) ladder
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 tiger rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) fan

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