Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 837 · 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, 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
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a key; the key chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) monkey (c) apple (d) ladder
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a van; the van rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) ant (c) van (d) guava
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a needle; the needle falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a flute; the flute chases a violin. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) banana (b) needle (c) owl (d) violin
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) whistle (b) goat (c) coconut (d) pencil
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into a frog; the frog chases a jug; the jug pulls a wallet. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) rope (c) jug (d) wallet
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles an owl; the owl crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a flute; the flute sings to a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) lamp (d) mango
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a duck; the duck pulls a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) tent (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a guava; the guava tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) ice cream (b) pencil (c) guava (d) mango
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
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 shoe chases a duck; the duck rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) doll (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a doll; the doll pulls a mirror; the mirror rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) candle (c) doll (d) anchor
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an ant; the ant pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) violin (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a van; the van crashes into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) bucket (c) rose (d) doll
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a ball; the ball jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ball (b) glass (c) flute (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) violin
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a rose; the rose pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) duck (b) banana (c) pencil (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a mango; the mango sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a key. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) mango (d) umbrella
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rope (b) rose (c) whistle (d) urn
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over an onion; the onion sings to a key; the key tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) onion (b) radio (c) vase (d) sock
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) urn (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a violin; the violin sings to a ball; the ball rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) radio (d) violin
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rose; the rose tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a nest. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) whistle (c) nest (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a kite; the kite chases an igloo; the igloo sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) whistle (b) spoon (c) tomato (d) igloo
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) ant (d) frog

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