Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 840 · 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 cat jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a van; the van rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) wallet (c) cat (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a candle; the candle tickles a fan; the fan pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) ice cream (d) candle
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a spoon; the spoon tickles a parrot. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) frog
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a kite; the kite sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) umpire (d) banana
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a cat; the cat falls into a jeep; the jeep chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jeep (b) watch (c) cat (d) drum
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a rose; the rose chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) rose (d) guava
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an owl; the owl chases a doll; the doll falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) vase (b) owl (c) anchor (d) doll
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) ladder (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a spoon; the spoon tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) fan (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) glass (b) ice cream (c) igloo (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a needle; the needle sits on a duck; the duck crashes into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) orange (d) needle
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) key (b) tent (c) watch (d) net
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a vase; the vase chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) tiger (c) flute (d) vase
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a radio; the radio chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) glass (b) radio (c) spoon (d) violin
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a glass; the glass chases a tent; the tent pulls a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) goat (c) spoon (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) fan (d) mango
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a needle; the needle sings to a ball; the ball sits on a van; the van crashes into an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) ball (c) needle (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a candle; the candle sings to a ladder; the ladder tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) kite
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) rose (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) cat (c) banana (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to an ant; the ant pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) candle (c) whistle (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) inkpot (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) sock (b) fan (c) candle (d) orange

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