Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 935 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a vase; the vase tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) frog (d) vase
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a key; the key pulls an owl; the owl jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) anchor (c) spoon (d) owl
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) glass (b) drum (c) watch (d) igloo
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a watch; the watch tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) bucket (c) watch (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) banana (c) onion (d) parrot
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ball; the ball sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) jug (d) ball
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a needle; the needle rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) banana (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) radio
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) ant
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a jeep; the jeep chases a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) frog (c) inkpot (d) kettle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a rose; the rose chases an orange; the orange sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) doll (b) orange (c) bucket (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) mango
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) kite (b) frog (c) kettle (d) radio
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a frog; the frog tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a radio. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) nest (b) frog (c) radio (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) vase (b) goat (c) rose (d) lemon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a key; the key chases a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the key? (a) pencil (b) key (c) rope (d) tomato
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a nest; the nest chases a fan; the fan tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) fan (c) jug (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) rope (d) mirror
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a key; the key jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) pencil (c) key (d) wallet
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a needle; the needle crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) anchor (d) tent
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a goat; the goat crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a sock; the sock sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) sock (b) fan (c) igloo (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a mango; the mango rolls into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) mango (c) violin (d) umbrella
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a spoon; the spoon sits on a guava; the guava falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into an urn. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) urn (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a duck; the duck pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) fan (c) ice cream (d) orange

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