Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 916 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a key; the key chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) urn (c) jug (d) doll
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a fan; the fan tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) fan (c) umpire (d) spoon
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) mango (d) lemon
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a van; the van sings to a fan; the fan tickles a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) fan (d) van
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) sock (d) onion
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mango; the mango pulls an apple; the apple rolls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) apple (c) jalebi (d) mango
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) wallet
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) rose (b) bucket (c) candle (d) needle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a radio; the radio pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) radio (d) whistle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a mango; the mango chases a flute; the flute crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) mango (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ant; the ant pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a glass; the glass falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) lemon (b) watch (c) kettle (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a nest; the nest rolls into a violin; the violin sings to an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) nest (c) anchor (d) wallet
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a wallet; the wallet chases an urn; the urn sits on a spoon. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) shoe (b) spoon (c) urn (d) wallet
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a candle; the candle chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) mirror (d) violin
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases a guava; the guava crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) bucket (d) guava
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a radio; the radio falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a net; the net pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) glass (b) radio (c) net (d) doll
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) umpire (d) whistle
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an umpire; the umpire tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) umpire (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a radio; the radio pulls a ball; the ball tickles an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) kettle (c) anchor (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) mango (b) key (c) parrot (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a guava; the guava chases an ant; the ant tickles a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) ant (c) apple (d) watch
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) sock (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a needle; the needle pulls a frog; the frog falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) van (b) needle (c) tent (d) umpire

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