Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 984 · 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 coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) watch
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a violin; the violin pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) violin (d) whistle
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a jug; the jug sings to a net; the net falls into a candle; the candle sits on a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) jug (c) pencil (d) rose
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a kite; the kite sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) onion (d) wallet
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on an orange; the orange sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into a duck; the duck chases an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) spoon (c) wallet (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) jalebi
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) cat (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) tent (b) kite (c) coconut (d) rope
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a van; the van jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) onion (d) van
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) jeep (c) sock (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) guava (b) duck (c) goat (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) guava (d) ladder
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) key (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) monkey (c) kite (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) flute (c) radio (d) pillow
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a van; the van chases a kite; the kite tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) van (b) kite (c) frog (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a frog; the frog chases a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) frog (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) ant
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a guava; the guava chases an owl; the owl jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) owl (b) guava (c) duck (d) lamp
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a key; the key tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) key (b) goat (c) vase (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a radio; the radio falls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) radio (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on an urn; the urn chases an owl. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) urn (c) vase (d) apple

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