Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 858 · 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 shoe tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) whistle (b) shoe (c) banana (d) mirror
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a rope; the rope sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) umpire
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases an ant; the ant tickles a ball; the ball falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) ant (d) urn
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a tent; the tent tickles an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) frog (d) urn
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a vase; the vase pulls a candle; the candle tickles a jug; the jug bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) candle (c) jug (d) duck
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) watch (c) kite (d) pencil
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) duck (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) ladder
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a nest; the nest tickles a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) rope (c) guava (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a key; the key sits on a monkey; the monkey chases an apple; the apple falls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) key (c) apple (d) net
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a radio; the radio sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) radio (b) drum (c) orange (d) duck
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a goat; the goat falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a candle; the candle pulls a sock; the sock bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) candle (d) nest
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into an orange; the orange crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) whistle (d) van
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into a glass; the glass pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) tomato (b) monkey (c) jug (d) tiger
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat chases a goat; the goat crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) shoe
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a candle; the candle tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) candle (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a bucket; the bucket pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) radio (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a frog; the frog sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a duck; the duck pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) frog (d) inkpot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a net; the net pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the net? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) net (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a banana; the banana sings to a key; the key bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) bucket (b) key (c) banana (d) ladder
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) kite (c) tent (d) mango
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a frog; the frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) rose

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