Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 843 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) net (b) goat (c) radio (d) tomato
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
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 mango sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a kite; the kite chases a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) candle (c) urn (d) kite
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) nest (b) tent (c) key (d) kettle
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a coconut; the coconut tickles a candle; the candle sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) coconut (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into an orange; the orange chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a monkey; the monkey sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) duck (b) banana (c) monkey (d) orange
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a van; the van sings to a guava; the guava tickles a tent; the tent falls into a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) key (c) frog (d) guava
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a radio; the radio chases an ant; the ant crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) jug (c) glass (d) jeep
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a kite; the kite tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) doll (d) inkpot
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a vase; the vase falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a key; the key sits on a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) kettle (c) banana (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a net; the net chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) rose (c) rope (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a jug. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) radio (b) parrot (c) jug (d) frog
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a watch; the watch sits on a kettle; the kettle chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) tiger (d) watch
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) frog (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a jug; the jug pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a glass; the glass chases a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) orange (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a net; the net chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the net? (a) doll (b) glass (c) net (d) tent
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a spoon; the spoon chases an apple; the apple rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a radio; the radio falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) flute (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) rope
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) vase (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a violin; the violin pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) anchor (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a rope; the rope falls into a vase; the vase chases a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) spoon (c) tomato (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a ball; the ball chases an umpire; the umpire falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) umbrella (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a sock; the sock sings to a key; the key chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) violin (d) sock
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a ball; the ball falls into a duck; the duck chases a flute; the flute crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) ball (b) duck (c) nest (d) flute
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a key; the key tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a rose; the rose crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) candle (b) sock (c) key (d) rose

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