Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 940 · 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 kettle sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a rose; the rose tickles a banana; the banana sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) vase (c) banana (d) jeep
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a sock; the sock crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) anchor (b) sock (c) mirror (d) orange
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) tiger (c) cat (d) tomato
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) apple (b) ball (c) jalebi (d) banana
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a goat; the goat tickles a flute; the flute chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) ant (c) tomato (d) goat
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) wallet (b) doll (c) goat (d) net
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a key; the key rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the key? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) lemon (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a ball; the ball tickles a goat; the goat sings to an apple; the apple chases a kite. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) duck (c) goat (d) ball
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a duck; the duck chases a mango; the mango falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) owl (b) mango (c) duck (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a key; the key rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) pencil (d) key
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a net; the net bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) rose (c) igloo (d) guava
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) glass (b) cat (c) orange (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over an apple; the apple chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) duck (c) spoon (d) ladder
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) sock (c) flute (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles an orange; the orange sits on a mango; the mango falls into a van; the van jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the van? (a) igloo (b) van (c) anchor (d) orange
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a flute; the flute crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) candle (b) mango (c) parrot (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) tent (c) kettle (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a tent; the tent sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) onion
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sits on a glass; the glass pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) watch (c) jug (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a watch; the watch tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) frog (b) needle (c) glass (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jug; the jug chases an igloo; the igloo sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) radio (d) jug
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on a glass; the glass chases an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) onion (d) net
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a tent; the tent falls into a kite; the kite sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) needle (b) vase (c) tent (d) glass

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