Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 807 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) candle (d) pencil
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a ball; the ball sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) shoe (c) umpire (d) ball
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a flute; the flute bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a rose; the rose sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) guava (c) nest (d) flute
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) rose
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) drum (b) shoe (c) radio (d) violin
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a jug; the jug crashes into a van; the van pulls a watch; the watch sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) van (c) jug (d) watch
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a violin; the violin falls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) violin (d) guava
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a jug; the jug falls into an ant; the ant pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) ant (b) jug (c) radio (d) pillow
21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a key; the key falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) drum
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a tent; the tent rolls into an apple; the apple chases a drum. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) watch (b) rose (c) tent (d) drum
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an orange; the orange tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) orange (b) rope (c) bucket (d) coconut
28. 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a tent; the tent sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a drum; the drum tickles a wallet; the wallet chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) wallet (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a nest; the nest falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) nest (c) coconut (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a doll; the doll sings to a net; the net bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a wallet; the wallet chases an apple; the apple falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) radio (c) monkey (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a cat; the cat chases a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) cat (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a jug; the jug tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) jug (c) glass (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) duck (c) tiger (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a banana; the banana chases a frog; the frog sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) frog (c) goat (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a glass; the glass tickles a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) glass (d) owl

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