Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 980 · 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 key falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) monkey
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a whistle; the whistle rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) duck
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a van; the van pulls a drum; the drum jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) glass (c) van (d) mirror
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a spoon; the spoon sits on an apple; the apple rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a van. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) fan (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) spoon
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) orange (d) violin
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) pillow (b) glass (c) inkpot (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) tent
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a glass; the glass chases a nest; the nest rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) tomato (b) nest (c) fan (d) glass
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a nest; the nest sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) onion (b) ball (c) anchor (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a watch; the watch chases a radio; the radio sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) kite (b) duck (c) coconut (d) watch
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a sock; the sock tickles a net; the net rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) sock (b) net (c) ant (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a key; the key bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) key (b) needle (c) banana (d) coconut
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a radio; the radio tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) mango (b) kettle (c) guava (d) cat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a candle; the candle jumps over an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) candle (c) inkpot (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to an onion; the onion pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) onion (b) flute (c) frog (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a kettle; the kettle chases an apple. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) owl (b) apple (c) pencil (d) jug
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a flute; the flute pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) jug (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a whistle; the whistle tickles a banana; the banana chases a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) banana
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) ice cream
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases an owl; the owl tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) watch (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a van; the van rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) shoe (c) van (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) glass (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) lamp (b) duck (c) vase (d) mirror

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