Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 849 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a ball; the ball tickles a kite; the kite rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) orange (b) ball (c) fan (d) kite
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a kite; the kite falls into a ball; the ball jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) ball
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) lamp (b) sock (c) banana (d) violin
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into an orange; the orange sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) needle (d) orange
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) flute (b) fan (c) pencil (d) inkpot
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) umbrella (b) owl (c) violin (d) kettle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a flute; the flute pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) glass (b) flute (c) doll (d) kettle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) candle (c) coconut (d) rope
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a rope; the rope chases a sock. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) sock
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a flute; the flute sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) van (b) mirror (c) inkpot (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a van; the van crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) nest (b) onion (c) frog (d) guava
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over an orange; the orange sings to a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) ant (d) glass
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) parrot (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) goat (d) bucket
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) ice cream (d) wallet
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a frog; the frog falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) shoe (d) inkpot
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) flute (c) violin (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a candle. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a needle; the needle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) watch
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a guava; the guava sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) tiger (b) guava (c) watch (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls an onion; the onion sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a ladder; the ladder jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) drum (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a key; the key chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a vase; the vase pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ladder (b) vase (c) key (d) lamp

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