Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 803 · 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 wallet pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a drum; the drum chases a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) wallet (d) key
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases an owl; the owl falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) parrot (b) owl (c) tiger (d) kite
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on an owl; the owl chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) owl
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) orange (d) anchor
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) pencil (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a net. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) rose
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a glass; the glass falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) duck (c) cat (d) key
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a watch; the watch sings to an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) onion (c) guava (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a candle; the candle chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) watch (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a shoe; the shoe falls into a key; the key crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) key (c) shoe (d) monkey
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) wallet (d) violin
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) owl (c) wallet (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a cat; the cat pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) drum (c) onion (d) inkpot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a lemon; the lemon sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) lemon (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a candle; the candle jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) candle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) onion (c) whistle (d) owl
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a jug; the jug chases a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) jeep (c) ball (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) radio (c) umpire (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a needle; the needle pulls a key. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) kite (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) ladder (c) rope (d) watch

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