Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 883 · 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 wallet sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into an ant; the ant sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) nest (b) ant (c) wallet (d) flute
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a lemon; the lemon sits on a spoon; the spoon chases an apple; the apple jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jeep (b) apple (c) spoon (d) needle
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an apple; the apple falls into a sock; the sock sits on a tent; the tent sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) apple (c) sock (d) tent
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a fan; the fan pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) sock (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) fan
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a doll; the doll pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ant (b) sock (c) coconut (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a key; the key chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tiger; the tiger pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) key (d) spoon
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) key (c) monkey (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a net; the net pulls a needle; the needle chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the net? (a) monkey (b) kite (c) needle (d) violin
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a glass; the glass sits on a banana; the banana tickles a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) glass
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a doll; the doll falls into an apple; the apple tickles a jug; the jug pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) duck (b) jug (c) doll (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles an ant; the ant falls into a kettle; the kettle chases a frog. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) kettle (b) lamp (c) ant (d) lemon
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls a mango; the mango sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) banana (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) mango
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) violin (b) kite (c) inkpot (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a net; the net tickles a guava; the guava falls into an apple; the apple sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) frog (c) violin (d) apple
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a lamp; the lamp chases an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a fan; the fan tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) tiger (d) sock
33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a violin; the violin tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an apple; the apple jumps over an urn; the urn sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) needle (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) jeep (b) van (c) banana (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a pillow; the pillow chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) igloo (d) kettle
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a key; the key falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) key (b) tent (c) mango (d) coconut
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a needle; the needle tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) needle (d) inkpot

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