Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 867 · 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 rope crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) banana (c) jeep (d) rope
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a tent; the tent falls into a sock; the sock sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) nest (b) tent (c) kite (d) sock
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a ball; the ball rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) kite (c) kettle (d) orange
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a fan; the fan pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ant (b) fan (c) urn (d) frog
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into an orange; the orange chases a banana; the banana crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) banana (d) key
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a vase; the vase chases a jug; the jug falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) van (d) vase
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a kite; the kite falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) glass (c) tent (d) nest
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a flute; the flute pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) fan (b) banana (c) pillow (d) flute
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a key; the key chases an owl; the owl tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) key (c) lamp (d) nest
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a van; the van chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tiger (b) wallet (c) van (d) monkey
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a candle; the candle chases a jeep; the jeep sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) kettle (b) sock (c) pencil (d) candle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a banana; the banana falls into a nest; the nest tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) banana (b) needle (c) anchor (d) tomato
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a kite; the kite tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) nest (c) mirror (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a banana; the banana pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) orange (b) apple (c) drum (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an onion; the onion crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a net; the net bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) ant (b) umpire (c) onion (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) van (c) jalebi (d) tomato
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an urn; the urn sings to a key; the key bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) radio (b) key (c) candle (d) urn
29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
30. 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) watch (c) tiger (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an onion; the onion chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) watch (b) onion (c) wallet (d) duck
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a banana; the banana chases a goat; the goat crashes into a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) banana (d) goat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a nest; the nest crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) drum (b) apple (c) wallet (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a jug; the jug falls into an ant; the ant sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) guava (d) doll
40. 40.🔗 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

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