Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 811 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a violin; the violin tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the net? (a) violin (b) candle (c) frog (d) wallet
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) umpire (b) doll (c) orange (d) banana
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a doll; the doll tickles a kettle; the kettle falls into a kite; the kite jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) doll (b) sock (c) kite (d) kettle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a fan; the fan chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) tent
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a bucket; the bucket chases an ant; the ant falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) whistle (b) kite (c) igloo (d) ant
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a violin; the violin chases an ant. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ant (b) doll (c) umpire (d) nest
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) banana
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a violin; the violin falls into a van; the van crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) van (c) key (d) ant
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) kite (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a duck; the duck chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) violin (c) duck (d) ice cream
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a parrot. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) kite (b) guava (c) anchor (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a fan; the fan sings to a drum; the drum sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) watch (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tomato; the tomato falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) rose (b) tomato (c) frog (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a parrot; the parrot tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) glass (d) wallet
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) mango (b) needle (c) drum (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a needle; the needle sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) ant (b) duck (c) whistle (d) needle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a frog; the frog sits on a key. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) tent (b) apple (c) key (d) coconut
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) onion (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases a frog; the frog pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) nest (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) van
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a watch; the watch tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) rose (b) kettle (c) watch (d) spoon

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