Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 931 · 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 umpire bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) umpire (c) urn (d) pillow
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an owl; the owl pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) tomato (d) doll
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) umbrella (b) lemon (c) candle (d) ladder
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an ant; the ant sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) cat (b) guava (c) banana (d) ant
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a nest; the nest crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) nest (b) fan (c) wallet (d) umpire
17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) sock (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an ant; the ant falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a net; the net chases a doll. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) doll (b) urn (c) ant (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a key; the key rolls into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) parrot (c) fan (d) key
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a coconut; the coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) fan (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an orange; the orange pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) orange (d) monkey
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a key; the key bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) orange (b) jug (c) ant (d) tiger
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ball; the ball falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) ball (c) kite (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) ice cream (d) frog
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) pillow (d) jeep
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 tiger chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) monkey (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a rose; the rose sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) spoon (c) tiger (d) radio
34. 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a van; the van tickles an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) urn (d) van
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a duck; the duck falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) duck
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles a violin; the violin pulls a mango. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) violin (c) rope (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a glass; the glass falls into an urn; the urn sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) orange (b) spoon (c) glass (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) fan (b) frog (c) lamp (d) guava

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