Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 939 · 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 drum jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) violin (c) doll (d) tent
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a rope; the rope jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) radio (c) frog (d) rope
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) frog (c) bucket (d) onion
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a guava; the guava chases a drum; the drum rolls into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) umbrella (d) guava
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a banana; the banana falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) orange (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a sock; the sock sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) shoe (b) anchor (c) sock (d) ant
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a pillow; the pillow chases a vase; the vase tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) duck (d) vase
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a spoon; the spoon jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) sock (d) rose
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a mango; the mango sits on a pillow; the pillow tickles a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) tent (d) mango
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a ball; the ball crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) onion (b) ball (c) lamp (d) flute
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a shoe; the shoe rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) shoe (b) spoon (c) frog (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) key (b) igloo (c) lemon (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls an apple; the apple falls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) ball (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a needle; the needle sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) spoon (c) nest (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a rope; the rope chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) ball (b) rope (c) jeep (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a cat; the cat rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) whistle (c) tent (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass; the glass chases a spoon; the spoon sits on a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) lamp (b) glass (c) guava (d) spoon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a rose; the rose chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) flute (c) mirror (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases an apple; the apple pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) wallet (b) apple (c) pencil (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a tomato; the tomato chases an onion; the onion crashes into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) goat (c) jeep (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a fan; the fan falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) fan (b) apple (c) rope (d) coconut
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a guava; the guava sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) orange (b) guava (c) kettle (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) glass (d) mango
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) tiger (b) mirror (c) jug (d) net

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