Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 856 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) rose (c) inkpot (d) mirror
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ball (b) frog (c) rose (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a net; the net chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) nest
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a vase; the vase pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass; the glass rolls into an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) ant (c) coconut (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) onion (c) jeep (d) ball
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a rope; the rope tickles a kettle; the kettle jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) kettle (b) anchor (c) candle (d) owl
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles an orange; the orange sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a net; the net crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the net? (a) orange (b) radio (c) umbrella (d) cat
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a net. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) candle (d) monkey
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) rose (b) kite (c) monkey (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a drum; the drum sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a radio. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) frog (c) needle (d) radio
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a doll; the doll sings to a ball; the ball tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) doll (d) ice cream
22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a jug; the jug crashes into a guava; the guava sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) urn (c) jug (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a tiger; the tiger tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) tiger (c) ball (d) monkey
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a banana; the banana sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) candle (b) flute (c) onion (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a van; the van rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) van (c) ant (d) tiger
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a doll; the doll chases a key; the key jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jeep (b) key (c) doll (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a cat; the cat sits on a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls an owl; the owl chases a drum; the drum rolls into a rope; the rope falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) owl (b) drum (c) kite (d) rope
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) sock (b) banana (c) coconut (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a frog; the frog sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) monkey (c) flute (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a candle; the candle sings to a violin; the violin falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) lemon (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) ant (b) frog (c) ice cream (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a flute; the flute falls into a doll; the doll sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) doll (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a frog; the frog rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) fan (c) duck (d) frog

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