Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 848 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a duck; the duck jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) onion (b) net (c) ladder (d) tiger
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) glass (b) ball (c) coconut (d) tiger
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a guava; the guava falls into a kite; the kite sits on a fan; the fan pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) kite (b) guava (c) duck (d) tomato
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a jug; the jug crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) needle (d) jug
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a jug; the jug falls into an orange; the orange sits on a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) jug (d) ball
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a guava; the guava sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) goat (b) frog (c) mirror (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a key; the key pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) umbrella (b) key (c) spoon (d) anchor
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a nest; the nest tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) anchor (b) watch (c) pencil (d) rose
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a doll; the doll sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) spoon (c) ball (d) doll
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) ladder (d) net
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) orange (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) ladder
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) doll (b) kettle (c) watch (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a van; the van sings to a tent; the tent tickles a net; the net jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) van (b) pencil (c) tent (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a van; the van sits on an owl; the owl pulls a drum; the drum jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) owl (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an onion; the onion tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) ball (b) onion (c) coconut (d) rose
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a drum; the drum jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) jeep (d) inkpot
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a watch; the watch sings to a glass; the glass crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) orange (c) ball (d) glass
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a vase; the vase falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) owl (d) banana
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a watch; the watch chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a duck; the duck falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) duck (c) lamp (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) jeep
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a rope; the rope falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) rope (c) parrot (d) pillow

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