Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 857 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a candle; the candle chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) lamp (b) candle (c) key (d) ball
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a violin; the violin jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a frog; the frog pulls a net. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) net (c) pillow (d) violin
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a cat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) urn (d) kite
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) onion (d) cat
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a key; the key sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a banana; the banana chases a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) key (c) banana (d) coconut
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a goat; the goat crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) monkey (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) umbrella
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an urn; the urn falls into a violin; the violin rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) frog (c) watch (d) kettle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) kite (d) lamp
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a flute; the flute sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) flute (b) ant (c) guava (d) cat
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a doll; the doll pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a key; the key falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) doll (b) key (c) inkpot (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) lemon (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a guava; the guava chases a goat; the goat jumps over a duck; the duck sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) guava (d) net
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a radio; the radio tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a frog; the frog jumps over a monkey; the monkey sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) frog (c) lamp (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a tent; the tent pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) tent (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tent (b) frog (c) wallet (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) umbrella (b) jeep (c) vase (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a radio; the radio falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) radio (c) candle (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a pencil. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) candle (d) mirror
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles a guava; the guava pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) doll (d) guava
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a key; the key pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) rope (c) sock (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a rope; the rope pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) orange (b) ball (c) rose (d) spoon

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