Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 846 · 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 onion sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a lemon. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) onion (c) vase (d) umbrella
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) duck (c) fan (d) lemon
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a van; the van tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) needle (b) glass (c) urn (d) van
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a banana; the banana chases a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) vase (c) urn (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a fan; the fan crashes into a flute; the flute sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) fan (d) umbrella
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a needle; the needle chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) lamp (b) igloo (c) needle (d) pencil
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a drum; the drum rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a key. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) drum (d) key
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 key sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a kite. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) kite (d) key
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.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a mirror; the mirror chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) ice cream (b) jeep (c) kite (d) mirror
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a doll; the doll pulls a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) tiger (c) mango (d) onion
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) lamp (d) tomato
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) kite (b) frog (c) shoe (d) umbrella
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a fan; the fan sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) ball (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a ball; the ball falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) goat (c) nest (d) ball
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles an orange; the orange chases a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) fan (c) rope (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a tent; the tent sings to an onion; the onion pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) duck (c) lemon (d) frog
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a rose; the rose sits on a nest; the nest sings to a radio; the radio tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) radio (c) rose (d) jalebi
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a van. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) van (b) glass (c) parrot (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) flute
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a goat; the goat pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a flute; the flute sits on a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) glass (c) flute (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a flute; the flute falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a shoe; the shoe chases a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a lemon; the lemon pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 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

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