Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 965 · 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 goat crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) radio (b) goat (c) bucket (d) tiger
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a guava; the guava pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) bucket (d) ball
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a violin; the violin jumps over a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) radio (c) violin (d) duck
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) candle (d) kite
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) kite
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a key; the key tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the key? (a) goat (b) pillow (c) key (d) apple
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) drum (b) apple (c) tomato (d) orange
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a spoon; the spoon chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a guava; the guava falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a key; the key pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) tomato (d) pillow
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a ball; the ball pulls a key; the key bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) anchor (b) key (c) ball (d) jeep
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a key; the key falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) monkey (c) onion (d) umbrella
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a radio; the radio falls into a drum; the drum pulls a duck; the duck sings to a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) drum (c) ladder (d) flute
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases an apple; the apple pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) sock (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a rope; the rope sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) pillow (b) watch (c) rope (d) coconut
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) ball
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into an owl; the owl chases a nest; the nest sings to a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) owl (c) van (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a van; the van sings to a watch. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) candle (b) owl (c) radio (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a van. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) kite (b) van (c) ladder (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) fan (b) violin (c) frog (d) lemon
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.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) igloo
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases an onion; the onion crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) whistle (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) jalebi
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a drum; the drum chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) drum (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pencil (b) urn (c) flute (d) mango
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) jeep (c) mirror (d) net

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