Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 838 · 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 nest falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on an urn; the urn sings to a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) vase (c) nest (d) watch
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a ball; the ball chases a radio; the radio jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) jalebi (d) wallet
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a guava; the guava sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) goat (d) inkpot
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) frog (d) parrot
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a banana; the banana chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) umpire (b) shoe (c) radio (d) banana
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into an ant; the ant chases a candle; the candle sings to a flute; the flute pulls a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) candle (c) lamp (d) flute
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a banana; the banana chases a sock. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) mirror (b) sock (c) tomato (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a duck; the duck falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a key. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) igloo (b) kettle (c) duck (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a van; the van tickles a mirror; the mirror chases a drum; the drum crashes into a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) van (c) mirror (d) rope
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) inkpot (b) jeep (c) onion (d) kettle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a guava; the guava sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a sock; the sock sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls a banana; the banana tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) banana (b) cat (c) parrot (d) sock
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on an apple; the apple sings to an onion; the onion bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) rose (b) onion (c) umpire (d) apple
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a violin; the violin tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) violin (b) orange (c) ball (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a frog; the frog pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a duck; the duck tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) inkpot (b) urn (c) duck (d) pencil
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a rose; the rose pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) rose (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a drum; the drum sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a lemon; the lemon tickles a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) drum (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into an ant; the ant sings to an urn; the urn tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ant (b) flute (c) shoe (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a flute; the flute crashes into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) violin (d) flute
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) nest (b) fan (c) tomato (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the net? (a) sock (b) doll (c) apple (d) net
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles an ant; the ant crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) ant (d) goat
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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