Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 855 · 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 fan crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a guava; the guava sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) kettle (d) guava
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a sock; the sock chases a lemon; the lemon tickles an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) lemon (d) orange
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a key; the key crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) owl (c) jug (d) inkpot
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a fan; the fan sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) kite (d) monkey
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a drum; the drum sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) coconut
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a frog; the frog chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) coconut (d) duck
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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an orange; the orange rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a duck; the duck tickles a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) rope (c) orange (d) lamp
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) coconut (d) pencil
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an onion; the onion chases a kite; the kite jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) kite (c) onion (d) ball
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into an onion; the onion falls into a key; the key crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) needle (d) onion
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) lamp (c) owl (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a tent; the tent chases a kite; the kite falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) wallet (c) banana (d) kite
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a mirror; the mirror rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a coconut; the coconut chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) coconut (b) igloo (c) mirror (d) whistle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a nest; the nest jumps over an owl; the owl sings to an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) frog (c) owl (d) parrot
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) rope (b) pillow (c) ladder (d) doll
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a kettle; the kettle jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) goat (d) candle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a goat; the goat tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) key
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) guava (c) net (d) vase
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a fan. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) rose (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a flute; the flute pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) flute (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a pencil; the pencil tickles a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) rope (c) mango (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a sock; the sock chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) drum (c) lamp (d) sock
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a key; the key falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a needle; the needle jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) needle (d) ice cream

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