Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 85 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles an onion; the onion sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) inkpot (c) tiger (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a kite; the kite sits on an igloo; the igloo chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) nest (c) tomato (d) igloo
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a pencil; the pencil falls into an orange; the orange jumps over an owl; the owl pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) orange (d) parrot
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) tent (d) umbrella
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a vase; the vase chases a watch; the watch crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a doll; the doll sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) doll (c) jeep (d) ant
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a duck; the duck sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) pencil (c) jug (d) ladder
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a kite; the kite sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) apple (d) kite
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a nest; the nest rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava; the guava sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) tiger (b) nest (c) sock (d) guava
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a goat; the goat sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a flute; the flute chases a needle. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) nest (b) needle (c) flute (d) banana
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a mango; the mango chases a jug; the jug tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) urn (c) ladder (d) lemon
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a pillow; the pillow sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) needle (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) duck (b) sock (c) mirror (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 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
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 duck bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) goat (b) guava (c) monkey (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a van; the van chases a radio; the radio rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) rope (c) radio (d) umpire
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a tent; the tent falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) owl (b) tent (c) onion (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) jalebi (d) tent
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a rose; the rose tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) ladder (d) orange
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) radio (b) doll (c) coconut (d) ice cream

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