Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 959 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) spoon (c) watch (d) ice cream
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) ant (d) rope
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) owl (b) ladder (c) candle (d) pencil
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a guava; the guava sings to a rope; the rope tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) rope (d) ant
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.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) fan (b) apple (c) onion (d) whistle
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a net; the net sings to a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) van (c) tiger (d) net
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) kite (c) doll (d) orange
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) wallet
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a tent; the tent sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) kite (c) coconut (d) bucket
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles an orange; the orange sings to a mango; the mango pulls a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) mango (d) pillow
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the net? (a) cat (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a key; the key falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a key; the key pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a needle; the needle crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) key (c) ladder (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) orange (b) flute (c) kettle (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a watch; the watch sings to a radio; the radio chases a monkey; the monkey tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) sock (c) candle (d) watch
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a flute; the flute falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) rose (c) urn (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a mango; the mango pulls a glass; the glass sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) mango (b) lamp (c) glass (d) igloo
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) tomato
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) pillow (c) urn (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls an orange. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) candle

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