Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 809 · 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 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a coconut; the coconut tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) jug (d) wallet
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a needle; the needle sings to an apple; the apple tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) apple (c) owl (d) kettle
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) monkey
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a jug; the jug tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) radio (d) violin
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a mango; the mango jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) mango (d) lemon
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a tomato; the tomato crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) rose (d) wallet
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a sock; the sock falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) drum (d) onion
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a key; the key crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the key? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) spoon (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a guava; the guava crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) jug (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) frog (d) umpire
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) tent (c) bucket (d) coconut
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a violin; the violin rolls into an igloo; the igloo pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) violin (d) bucket
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a key; the key sits on an onion; the onion tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) parrot (b) key (c) onion (d) ladder
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a candle; the candle chases a guava; the guava crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) candle (c) tomato (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) kettle (c) kite (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) shoe (c) fan (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) orange (c) kettle (d) parrot
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a radio; the radio sits on an onion; the onion tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) banana (b) onion (c) coconut (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) ant (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a banana; the banana falls into a goat; the goat sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the net? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) net (d) banana
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a ball; the ball crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) drum (b) urn (c) coconut (d) ball
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a candle; the candle falls into an ant; the ant sings to a net. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) needle (b) owl (c) candle (d) ant
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a key; the key rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) parrot (c) duck (d) monkey

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