Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 84 · 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 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a glass; the glass sits on a rope; the rope rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) glass (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) spoon
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a pillow; the pillow sits on a rose; the rose falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jalebi (b) pillow (c) rose (d) whistle
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a van. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) lamp (b) van (c) key (d) kettle
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) tent (d) parrot
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a sock; the sock tickles a tent; the tent sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) ladder (c) bucket (d) onion
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a glass; the glass chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) ladder (d) pencil
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a watch; the watch sings to a tent; the tent pulls a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) tent (c) flute (d) watch
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases a glass; the glass jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) spoon
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a net; the net falls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) guava (b) net (c) pencil (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a tent; the tent pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) tent (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a guava; the guava falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) igloo (b) jug (c) apple (d) guava
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) umpire (d) fan
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a ball; the ball chases a radio; the radio crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) ant (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a banana. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) tent (d) banana
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) rope (d) mirror
33. 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) ball (b) doll (c) banana (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a radio; the radio chases a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) radio (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a rose. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) net (b) wallet (c) rose (d) nest
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases an urn; the urn jumps over a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) urn (c) fan (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) rope (d) tomato
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) vase (d) monkey

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