Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 872 · 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 step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a violin; the violin pulls an ant; the ant tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) doll (c) ant (d) parrot
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) kettle (b) whistle (c) ant (d) banana
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a nest; the nest rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) kite (d) watch
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an ant; the ant falls into an owl; the owl sings to a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) ant (d) owl
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a jug; the jug sings to a duck; the duck chases a nest; the nest jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) ant (b) duck (c) banana (d) nest
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a key. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) goat (d) fan
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a drum; the drum falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) drum
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a sock; the sock sits on an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) orange (d) whistle
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a rope; the rope pulls an apple; the apple sits on a banana; the banana sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) nest (b) banana (c) rope (d) tomato
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a cat; the cat tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) owl (b) apple (c) cat (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a vase; the vase falls into a banana; the banana sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a vase; the vase tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) shoe (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a net; the net crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the van? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) doll (d) vase
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) shoe (d) tiger
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a rose; the rose pulls an apple; the apple sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) frog (c) apple (d) needle
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a net; the net falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) violin (b) net (c) wallet (d) ball
35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into an orange; the orange pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) rope (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) inkpot (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a watch; the watch chases an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) watch (c) lamp (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) drum (c) monkey (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 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

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