Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 975 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a tent; the tent falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) parrot (d) umbrella
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles an apple; the apple jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) frog (c) onion (d) net
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a rose; the rose chases a flute; the flute pulls a candle; the candle sings to a mango. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) doll (b) rose (c) flute (d) mango
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a fan; the fan bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) owl (b) shoe (c) onion (d) fan
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pencil (b) lemon (c) needle (d) doll
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a needle; the needle falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) glass (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a jug. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) fan (d) jug
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) jalebi (c) cat (d) net
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a vase; the vase tickles a net; the net jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) whistle (b) net (c) lamp (d) vase
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a frog; the frog pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) cat (d) jeep
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sits on an ant; the ant falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) candle (c) anchor (d) apple
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a duck; the duck sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases an urn; the urn crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) wallet (d) duck
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a cat; the cat rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) cat (b) ball (c) onion (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) candle (d) ladder
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a guava; the guava sings to a mango; the mango pulls an ant; the ant tickles a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) igloo (c) ant (d) mango
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) cat (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a drum; the drum pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) glass (b) rose (c) coconut (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a key; the key tickles a tent; the tent sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) key (b) tent (c) lemon (d) pencil
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a glass; the glass chases a nest; the nest pulls a rose; the rose sings to a key. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) glass (c) rose (d) nest
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) urn (b) ant (c) tiger (d) shoe
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) spoon (d) flute

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