Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 873 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) pencil (d) orange
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) anchor (d) jeep
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a mirror; the mirror crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) ladder (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) mirror
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) fan (c) igloo (d) parrot
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a fan; the fan rolls into a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) fan (d) tomato
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a violin; the violin chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a van. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) van (b) tiger (c) nest (d) ball
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) van (d) kettle
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a shoe; the shoe rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a fan; the fan crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) fan (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) shoe
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a frog; the frog sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a rose; the rose chases an orange; the orange sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) cat (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a fan; the fan sits on a van; the van jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) orange (b) fan (c) van (d) shoe
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a flute; the flute falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) flute (d) doll
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) ball (c) vase (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on an onion; the onion tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a guava; the guava bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) glass (c) needle (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a doll; the doll sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) doll (c) kite (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tiger (b) rose (c) pencil (d) monkey
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a doll; the doll pulls a kite; the kite falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) kite (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a sock; the sock sings to an onion; the onion bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) sock (c) tiger (d) onion
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a duck; the duck pulls a net. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) net (b) duck (c) drum (d) vase
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a glass; the glass jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) nest (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on an urn; the urn falls into a ball; the ball pulls a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) ball (c) urn (d) mirror
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a glass; the glass sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) glass (d) goat

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