Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 92 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a tiger; the tiger rolls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) rose (c) goat (d) tiger
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the key? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) radio (d) candle
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a kite. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) orange (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) pillow
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a van; the van sits on a ladder; the ladder chases a fan. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) van (d) flute
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into an ant; the ant tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) sock (b) ant (c) fan (d) umpire
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) orange (c) nest (d) whistle
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a doll; the doll sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) duck (d) pencil
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a rope; the rope pulls a duck; the duck rolls into a ball; the ball chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) ball (c) rope (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) mango (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a flute; the flute rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) flute (c) orange (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an onion; the onion pulls a rope; the rope tickles a key; the key bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) key (c) rope (d) umpire
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) urn (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) urn (d) kite
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.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a banana; the banana tickles a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) lemon (c) coconut (d) lamp
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a jug; the jug falls into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a glass; the glass sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl; the owl chases a doll. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) tomato (b) owl (c) doll (d) igloo
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a candle; the candle falls into an apple; the apple pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) apple (b) candle (c) frog (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a needle; the needle falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) tent (c) flute (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a tent; the tent sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a violin; the violin jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) violin (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a doll; the doll falls into an onion; the onion tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) umpire (d) duck

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