Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 885 · 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 apple chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a drum; the drum sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles a watch. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) apple (d) tomato
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) needle (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an ant; the ant crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pencil (b) umpire (c) ant (d) glass
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a fan; the fan pulls a net; the net sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) needle (b) banana (c) fan (d) shoe
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a net; the net sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) net (c) coconut (d) jug
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a nest; the nest chases a cat; the cat tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) nest (b) cat (c) owl (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) vase (c) wallet (d) coconut
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) guava (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a pillow; the pillow sings to a cat; the cat jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ant (b) pillow (c) ball (d) inkpot
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 lamp crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) cat (d) monkey
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) banana (d) doll
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) owl (c) coconut (d) cat
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an ant; the ant sits on a watch; the watch pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) watch
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a watch; the watch bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles an orange; the orange crashes into a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) drum (c) orange (d) watch
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an ant; the ant chases a candle; the candle crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) candle (d) watch
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a ball; the ball falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) ball (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a jeep; the jeep chases a banana; the banana sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) rope (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a drum. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) violin (d) vase
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a radio; the radio chases a net; the net sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) jug (d) net
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) inkpot (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a kite; the kite pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) kite (c) whistle (d) banana
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a cat; the cat sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) pillow (d) cat

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