Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 945 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a radio; the radio falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) lemon (c) watch (d) needle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a mango; the mango pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jalebi (b) igloo (c) lemon (d) mango
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a ball; the ball tickles a flute; the flute chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) flute (b) ball (c) lamp (d) lemon
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 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
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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) wallet
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) spoon (d) igloo
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a mango; the mango tickles an ant; the ant chases a duck; the duck rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) duck (b) mango (c) orange (d) ant
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a ladder; the ladder sings to a rope; the rope chases a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) net (d) rose
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a glass; the glass jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to a ladder. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ladder (b) glass (c) flute (d) shoe
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a jug; the jug sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) whistle (d) jug
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) ant (c) pencil (d) mirror
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) doll (d) ladder
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a doll; the doll sings to a net; the net rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ant (b) net (c) wallet (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a needle; the needle rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) needle (d) frog
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls an urn; the urn chases an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) urn (d) sock
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) urn (b) flute (c) tent (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a vase; the vase pulls a fan; the fan tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) rope (b) tent (c) fan (d) vase
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a key; the key sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) watch (c) doll (d) key
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a vase; the vase sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) sock (b) glass (c) key (d) vase
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a frog; the frog crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a rope; the rope sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) watch (b) rope (c) drum (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a net; the net crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a fan; the fan chases an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) net (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into a drum; the drum sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) mirror (d) banana
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) sock (b) ant (c) wallet (d) shoe
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) vase (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) doll

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