Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 98 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) ice cream (c) tent (d) apple
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) anchor (d) goat
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) doll (d) mirror
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a tiger; the tiger tickles a key; the key falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
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 tent crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a coconut; the coconut jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) urn (c) coconut (d) spoon
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a sock; the sock pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) ant (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a flute; the flute pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) anchor (b) needle (c) kite (d) goat
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a glass; the glass chases a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) parrot (c) banana (d) glass
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a goat; the goat sits on a guava; the guava tickles an urn; the urn pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) fan (b) urn (c) shoe (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a jug; the jug pulls a glass; the glass sits on a fan; the fan rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) glass
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) candle (d) key
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a nest; the nest jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) jeep (c) violin (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a flute; the flute chases a candle. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) banana (b) jug (c) flute (d) fan
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a net; the net tickles an urn; the urn chases a glass; the glass falls into an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) glass (c) urn (d) net
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a key; the key chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) flute (d) key
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a nest; the nest falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) jeep (c) onion (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a key; the key tickles a banana; the banana jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the key? (a) banana (b) key (c) ice cream (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) cat (d) spoon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a sock; the sock jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) violin (c) nest (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a kite; the kite sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) drum (c) igloo (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a parrot; the parrot crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a frog; the frog tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) lemon (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only

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