Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 986 · 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 spoon bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) violin (b) frog (c) spoon (d) lemon
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
3. 3.🔗 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
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a doll; the doll falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a rose; the rose chases a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) doll (b) needle (c) mirror (d) rose
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a candle; the candle pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) inkpot (d) nest
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pencil; the pencil pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) fan (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) kettle
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) owl (d) jalebi
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles an urn; the urn chases a doll; the doll crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) tiger (b) pencil (c) urn (d) doll
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a duck; the duck sits on a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) nest (c) flute (d) kite
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.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a violin; the violin falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) apple (b) fan (c) drum (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into a lemon; the lemon sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) tiger (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a doll; the doll tickles a radio; the radio falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) ball (c) owl (d) radio
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to an ant; the ant chases an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) nest (c) orange (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a rope; the rope sings to an orange; the orange sits on a banana; the banana falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) banana (b) orange (c) rope (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a jug; the jug pulls a goat; the goat chases a nest; the nest sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) nest (c) kite (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases an anchor; the anchor sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) umpire (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a frog; the frog pulls a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) ladder (c) owl (d) frog
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a candle; the candle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) monkey (b) jalebi (c) inkpot (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a violin; the violin rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) drum (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a rope; the rope sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) glass (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a drum; the drum falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) drum (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to an ant; the ant bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) mirror (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a vase; the vase sings to an orange; the orange pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) vase

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