Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 964 · 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 nest chases a jug; the jug pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ball (b) nest (c) shoe (d) jug
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a net; the net rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) onion (c) igloo (d) anchor
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mirror (b) jeep (c) parrot (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over an onion; the onion chases a doll; the doll sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) fan (b) cat (c) lemon (d) onion
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) spoon (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) apple
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a net; the net sits on an apple; the apple tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) lemon (c) net (d) onion
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a jug; the jug bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) jug (c) duck (d) rose
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a duck; the duck sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a van; the van bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) anchor (b) van (c) cat (d) duck
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a kettle; the kettle pulls an ant; the ant sings to a kite; the kite sits on a net. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) net (c) tiger (d) ant
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a jeep; the jeep falls into a van; the van pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) kite (d) monkey
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a needle; the needle tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) needle (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) sock (d) pencil
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an onion; the onion sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) watch (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a goat; the goat chases a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) jalebi (b) goat (c) tent (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a lamp; the lamp chases an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) pencil (d) lamp
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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a watch; the watch jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) pencil (b) bucket (c) ice cream (d) watch
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) shoe (b) mango (c) watch (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) net (c) drum (d) mango
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) drum (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on an owl; the owl tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) umpire (d) owl
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) goat (c) orange (d) glass

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