Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 934 · 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 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
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a net; the net sings to a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) bucket (c) coconut (d) inkpot
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jeep; the jeep tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) whistle (b) ladder (c) net (d) coconut
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a van; the van crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) jalebi (c) umbrella (d) van
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) umbrella (b) lamp (c) coconut (d) lemon
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an onion; the onion chases an orange; the orange falls into a duck; the duck crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) onion (d) duck
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a coconut; the coconut falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) nest (d) coconut
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a drum; the drum pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) rope (c) drum (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) doll (c) spoon (d) monkey
15. 15.🔗 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
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 ant sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a rope; the rope sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) candle (b) ant (c) rope (d) radio
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into an urn; the urn sits on a goat; the goat crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) goat (c) nest (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a jug; the jug falls into a sock; the sock rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) jug (c) igloo (d) inkpot
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a pencil; the pencil rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) sock (c) banana (d) pencil
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a goat; the goat pulls a key; the key rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) goat (d) ball
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles an apple; the apple chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) umpire (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a cat; the cat chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) frog (d) wallet
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into an owl; the owl tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) coconut (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a ladder; the ladder rolls into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) glass (c) bucket (d) rose
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a ball; the ball crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a watch; the watch tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) ball (b) apple (c) watch (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a net; the net bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) fan (d) tent
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a needle; the needle jumps over a rope; the rope pulls an apple; the apple sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) ant (b) apple (c) rope (d) ice cream
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) tomato (c) whistle (d) owl

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