Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 897 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into an orange; the orange sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) orange (b) umpire (c) mirror (d) wallet
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a cat; the cat jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a mango; the mango pulls an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) cat (c) violin (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) urn (d) ball
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) pencil (d) cat
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a violin; the violin pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) violin (c) lamp (d) jeep
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) pillow (c) rose (d) jalebi
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a duck; the duck sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) duck (b) orange (c) owl (d) onion
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug chases an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) urn (d) key
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a duck; the duck sits on a van. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) nest (b) pillow (c) duck (d) shoe
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) sock (d) ball
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a frog; the frog sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) lemon (d) frog
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a tent. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) rose (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into a vase; the vase sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) apple (b) pencil (c) candle (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) needle (b) frog (c) guava (d) whistle
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a bucket; the bucket pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a whistle; the whistle tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jug (b) ball (c) whistle (d) doll
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a doll; the doll rolls into a tent; the tent sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) tent (d) inkpot
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) anchor (c) key (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a flute; the flute pulls a watch; the watch sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) watch (d) flute
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a drum; the drum tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) rose (c) monkey (d) tomato
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) kettle (c) vase (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an orange; the orange jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) nest (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a banana; the banana tickles a fan; the fan chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) apple (c) banana (d) doll
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a lemon; the lemon tickles a drum; the drum chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) drum (c) tiger (d) lemon

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