Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 841 · 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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) monkey (d) banana
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) apple (d) candle
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) duck (c) tomato (d) inkpot
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a doll; the doll chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) duck (d) ladder
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a violin; the violin falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) violin (c) umpire (d) shoe
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a jug; the jug sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) jug (b) ball (c) spoon (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a cat; the cat chases a violin; the violin pulls a tiger. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) violin (c) glass (d) key
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a lemon; the lemon tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) glass (c) drum (d) lemon
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a jug; the jug tickles a nest; the nest chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) violin (b) jug (c) tiger (d) fan
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a watch; the watch rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls an umpire; the umpire tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) sock (b) umpire (c) watch (d) needle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) goat (c) nest (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a banana; the banana falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) coconut
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a nest; the nest rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) nest (c) shoe (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a frog; the frog falls into an ant; the ant sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) frog (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) guava (c) shoe (d) umbrella
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a mango; the mango sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a tent; the tent sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) mango (b) tent (c) owl (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a shoe; the shoe rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umbrella (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) frog
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a violin; the violin sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) violin (c) tiger (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a van; the van chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) nest (b) van (c) urn (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a nest; the nest tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a radio; the radio falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) radio (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) kettle (d) pillow

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