Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 842 · 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 inkpot sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) urn (d) inkpot
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a kettle; the kettle tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) frog (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) kettle
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a cat; the cat falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) tomato (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a watch; the watch rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a kite; the kite sits on an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) radio (c) owl (d) kite
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a mirror; the mirror jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) lemon (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls a tent; the tent sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) pillow (c) sock (d) jalebi
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a violin; the violin chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) violin (d) jalebi
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a guava; the guava crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) spoon (d) goat
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a rose; the rose chases an apple; the apple jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) van (b) umpire (c) rose (d) apple
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases a candle; the candle jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) shoe (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a net; the net chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) kettle (b) net (c) ice cream (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a kite; the kite sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a needle; the needle pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) kite
26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to an apple; the apple tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) net (c) flute (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an ant; the ant crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a candle; the candle sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tomato (b) duck (c) candle (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a spoon; the spoon falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) jug (d) inkpot
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a net; the net tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) parrot (d) shoe
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) banana (d) mirror
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a kite; the kite falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) cat (b) tomato (c) ball (d) orange
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) net (b) drum (c) sock (d) monkey
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a mirror; the mirror jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) owl (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a kite; the kite falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) onion (b) kite (c) candle (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a pillow; the pillow tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) anchor (c) pillow (d) kite
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) glass (d) apple

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