Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 820 · 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 bucket sits on a shoe; the shoe falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) candle
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a jug; the jug jumps over a banana; the banana sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) tiger (b) kettle (c) tent (d) banana
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a doll; the doll chases a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) monkey (d) fan
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a key; the key bounces onto a van; the van pulls a guava; the guava falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the van? (a) ice cream (b) van (c) key (d) guava
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) onion (c) candle (d) needle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a mango; the mango chases a watch; the watch sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) ant (d) monkey
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to an ant; the ant sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) umpire (b) onion (c) tomato (d) tiger
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a net; the net pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) net (d) lemon
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on an urn; the urn pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a radio; the radio chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) radio (c) tomato (d) tent
17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) igloo
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over an orange. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) spoon (b) orange (c) wallet (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) doll (c) banana (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) goat (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jeep; the jeep pulls a radio; the radio falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) radio (b) inkpot (c) anchor (d) jeep
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a rope; the rope sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) owl (c) vase (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) rose (b) drum (c) watch (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) bucket (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) mirror (c) monkey (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) fan (b) apple (c) monkey (d) nest
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) needle (d) mango
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a kite; the kite sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kite (b) goat (c) rose (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) ladder
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into an orange; the orange chases a candle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) candle (c) anchor (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

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