Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 976 · 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 van tickles a cat; the cat falls into a ladder; the ladder chases an orange; the orange sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) tiger (c) ladder (d) van
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) glass (b) watch (c) jeep (d) ball
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a glass; the glass chases a radio; the radio pulls a nest; the nest rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) radio (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) glass
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a net; the net bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a needle; the needle crashes into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) net (c) owl (d) needle
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an ant; the ant jumps over an orange; the orange sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) radio (b) ant (c) sock (d) orange
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) guava (b) kettle (c) umpire (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) lemon (c) key (d) lamp
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) nest (d) frog
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a key; the key jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) drum (b) ice cream (c) key (d) coconut
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a duck; the duck chases a drum; the drum bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) jug (b) wallet (c) drum (d) radio
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a jug; the jug sings to a ball; the ball sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) ball (c) ladder (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a ball; the ball chases a drum; the drum crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) tent (b) vase (c) ball (d) drum
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a goat; the goat crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) goat (b) fan (c) igloo (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a nest; the nest chases a kite; the kite rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) cat (b) nest (c) wallet (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an ant; the ant sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) ant (c) orange (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a banana; the banana falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a van; the van pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the van? (a) banana (b) coconut (c) igloo (d) drum
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a frog; the frog chases a rope; the rope crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a nest. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) ant (b) rope (c) frog (d) orange
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a parrot; the parrot tickles an orange; the orange crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) urn (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) anchor
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a banana; the banana pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) onion (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) key (c) apple (d) goat

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