Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 87 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) anchor (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) mirror
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a doll; the doll chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) tomato (b) duck (c) shoe (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) cat (b) duck (c) ladder (d) guava
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a van; the van sings to a flute; the flute chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) wallet (c) flute (d) shoe
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a net; the net jumps over a tent; the tent pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) jalebi (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a ball; the ball falls into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) ball (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a violin; the violin sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) needle (c) doll (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a goat; the goat tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) goat (d) glass
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a jug; the jug chases a cat; the cat rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a ball; the ball pulls a net; the net falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) banana (c) ball (d) net
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a ladder; the ladder falls into a sock; the sock rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) radio (b) frog (c) sock (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a ball; the ball falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a cat; the cat chases a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) cat (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a glass; the glass chases an ant. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) goat (b) glass (c) fan (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a frog; the frog sits on an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) frog (c) drum (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) apple (c) radio (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a cat; the cat jumps over a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) key (b) bucket (c) cat (d) ant
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a kite; the kite chases a guava; the guava tickles a doll. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) doll (c) candle (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a monkey; the monkey rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a guava; the guava tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) urn (c) mango (d) monkey
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) mango
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) flute (d) banana
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a radio; the radio sings to a nest; the nest crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) nest (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a net; the net tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) shoe (c) umbrella (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a candle; the candle chases a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jeep (c) candle (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 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

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