Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 982 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) kite (b) apple (c) glass (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a guava; the guava crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) pencil
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) ladder (b) spoon (c) rose (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) urn (d) umbrella
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a rose; the rose bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) cat (c) whistle (d) doll
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a key; the key crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a cat; the cat chases a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) flute
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a watch; the watch tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) coconut (d) watch
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a ladder; the ladder pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a key. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) cat (b) key (c) mirror (d) ladder
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto an onion; the onion chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a van; the van crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) violin (b) lemon (c) van (d) wallet
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) goat (b) rope (c) kettle (d) pencil
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an apple; the apple chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) drum (d) goat
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a van; the van jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a net; the net sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the van? (a) rope (b) flute (c) monkey (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a radio; the radio rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) wallet (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) radio
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a net; the net sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) net (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a flute; the flute pulls a rope; the rope rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rope (c) kettle (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a cat; the cat crashes into an owl; the owl chases a mango; the mango sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) mango (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a drum; the drum chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jug (b) ball (c) pencil (d) drum
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a key; the key sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the key? (a) candle (b) banana (c) pencil (d) key
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a candle; the candle sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) duck (b) candle (c) sock (d) apple
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a candle; the candle falls into a glass; the glass pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) inkpot (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a van; the van tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) van (b) anchor (c) inkpot (d) drum
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a goat; the goat rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) shoe (b) goat (c) rose (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a goat; the goat tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) spoon (b) jeep (c) goat (d) pillow
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

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