Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 802 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a flute; the flute sits on a net; the net jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the net? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) fan (d) net
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass; the glass sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) van (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) glass
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a ball; the ball sits on a watch; the watch chases a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) kite (c) ball (d) watch
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a lemon; the lemon jumps over a candle; the candle sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) candle (b) lemon (c) apple (d) radio
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a van; the van falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) apple (c) ant (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) nest (b) pillow (c) glass (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a candle; the candle chases an onion; the onion sings to an urn; the urn falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) owl (b) candle (c) urn (d) onion
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jug; the jug pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) violin (b) mango (c) anchor (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a ball; the ball sings to a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) van (c) shoe (d) ball
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) mango (c) pencil (d) radio
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a rope; the rope chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) rope (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a candle; the candle chases a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) candle (c) duck (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a needle; the needle chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) apple (d) kite
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a van; the van rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the van? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) igloo (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a violin; the violin chases a glass. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) glass (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a glass; the glass sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) ball (d) pillow
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a kite; the kite sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) mango (b) whistle (c) kite (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the van? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) nest (d) van
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a rope; the rope chases a violin; the violin tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) inkpot (b) rope (c) monkey (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) guava (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a key. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lamp (b) pencil (c) lemon (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a doll; the doll falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a drum. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) nest (b) doll (c) onion (d) bucket
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a key; the key sits on a spoon; the spoon falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) orange (c) umpire (d) spoon

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