Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 836 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a rose; the rose sits on a doll; the doll pulls a goat; the goat falls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) doll (c) rose (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles a fan; the fan chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) lamp (d) lemon
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a watch; the watch pulls a parrot; the parrot jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) parrot (d) kettle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a guava; the guava jumps over an orange; the orange chases a banana. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) guava (b) banana (c) frog (d) umbrella
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an orange; the orange sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a mirror; the mirror rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) onion (c) orange (d) coconut
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) apple
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a jug; the jug jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) rope (b) jug (c) umbrella (d) anchor
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases an apple; the apple sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) monkey (b) apple (c) onion (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) parrot (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a key; the key rolls into a doll; the doll chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) key (d) anchor
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a guava; the guava sits on a watch; the watch pulls a frog; the frog tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) frog (b) watch (c) guava (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) banana (b) whistle (c) ladder (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a spoon; the spoon pulls a cat; the cat tickles an ant; the ant sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) flute (b) goat (c) cat (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on an ant; the ant chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) jeep (c) ant (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jeep (b) coconut (c) flute (d) jalebi
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a kite; the kite crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a van; the van jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) van (c) ice cream (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a van; the van pulls a doll; the doll sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the van? (a) doll (b) onion (c) van (d) flute
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a fan; the fan sings to a doll; the doll chases a van. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) van (b) doll (c) urn (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles an anchor; the anchor rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a guava; the guava pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) cat (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a van; the van sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) violin (c) duck (d) kite
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into an onion; the onion chases a rope; the rope pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) rope (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
40. 40.🔗 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

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