Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 89 · 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 onion falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a net; the net pulls a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) net (c) onion (d) radio
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into a net; the net sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ladder (b) net (c) igloo (d) banana
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a glass; the glass falls into a fan; the fan pulls a goat; the goat crashes into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) glass (c) tomato (d) orange
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) shoe (b) frog (c) tomato (d) lemon
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a whistle; the whistle tickles an apple; the apple sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) anchor (d) pencil
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a wallet; the wallet rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a ladder; the ladder sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) tiger
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) tiger (d) vase
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an ant; the ant sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) mango (b) ball (c) ant (d) lemon
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) owl (c) whistle (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) frog
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a jug; the jug pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) anchor (c) jug (d) whistle
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a violin; the violin chases a tent; the tent tickles a kite; the kite rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) kite (b) ant (c) spoon (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a key; the key jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a monkey; the monkey sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the key? (a) glass (b) jeep (c) monkey (d) umbrella
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a cat; the cat sits on a shoe; the shoe chases a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) shoe (b) key (c) cat (d) ball
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) spoon (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a net; the net pulls a jug; the jug tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) jug (d) ant
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a mango; the mango chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) sock (c) fan (d) jalebi
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 pencil sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) owl (d) tiger
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to an ant; the ant sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) vase (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) flute (d) monkey
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a drum; the drum sits on a rose; the rose falls into a mango; the mango pulls a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) ant (c) drum (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the key? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) key (d) flute
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a key; the key crashes into a net; the net chases a violin; the violin rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) net (b) doll (c) violin (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a mango; the mango rolls into a fan; the fan chases a sock; the sock tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) fan (d) sock

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