Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 863 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) duck (c) radio (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a guava; the guava pulls a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) lamp (d) cat
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) jug (d) urn
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an orange; the orange tickles an onion; the onion falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) orange (b) owl (c) pencil (d) coconut
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a van; the van jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) van (c) jug (d) needle
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a needle. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) fan (d) tent
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a drum; the drum crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) umpire (b) kite (c) drum (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) bucket (c) pencil (d) kite
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a lemon; the lemon chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) banana (d) lemon
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) jeep (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into an urn; the urn tickles an apple; the apple chases a sock; the sock crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) owl (b) apple (c) sock (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a needle; the needle sits on a ball; the ball falls into an orange; the orange crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) needle (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a mango; the mango sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) mango (d) needle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a fan; the fan sits on a needle; the needle pulls an apple; the apple sings to a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) fan (c) needle (d) apple
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) pillow (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a fan; the fan chases a net. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) owl (b) net (c) fan (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a jug; the jug tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) parrot (b) rope (c) goat (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a needle; the needle falls into a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) tomato (c) needle (d) jeep
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) violin (c) anchor (d) pillow
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 pencil sings to a tomato; the tomato tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) ant (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 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

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