Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 967 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a van; the van sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the net? (a) frog (b) pencil (c) van (d) net
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles an orange; the orange crashes into a spoon; the spoon falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) anchor
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a sock; the sock sings to a flute; the flute rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) pencil (c) duck (d) flute
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a nest; the nest bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles an ant; the ant sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) guava (b) umpire (c) anchor (d) nest
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) pencil (b) ant (c) fan (d) umbrella
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a ball; the ball tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) owl (c) ball (d) flute
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) onion (d) wallet
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) tomato (b) candle (c) tent (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a rope; the rope pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) tiger (c) frog (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a rose; the rose falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) umpire
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a drum; the drum chases a rope; the rope falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) drum (c) orange (d) candle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a van; the van tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a key; the key rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) anchor (b) key (c) jug (d) watch
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a mango; the mango sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) pillow (d) coconut
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over an owl; the owl sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) wallet (c) frog (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) ladder (c) ball (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a rose; the rose pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a frog; the frog chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) mirror (b) spoon (c) frog (d) rose
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a van. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) van (b) glass (c) candle (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a drum; the drum sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a frog; the frog falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) frog (c) umbrella (d) cat
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a drum; the drum tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) drum (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a van; the van pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) van (c) coconut (d) owl
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a sock; the sock bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) umpire (d) net

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