Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 990 · 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 rose tickles a nest; the nest falls into a sock; the sock chases a tent; the tent sits on a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) tent (c) nest (d) lamp
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a tent; the tent pulls a jeep; the jeep jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) jeep (c) van (d) anchor
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jug; the jug sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) nest (b) jug (c) duck (d) tiger
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an orange; the orange sings to a ball; the ball falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) fan (b) orange (c) tent (d) ball
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a ball; the ball jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a key. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) candle (b) key (c) ice cream (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the key? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) key
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a rope; the rope pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) cat (b) rope (c) frog (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a guava; the guava sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) guava (b) igloo (c) glass (d) umpire
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a glass; the glass rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) candle (d) glass
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a tent; the tent pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) guava (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a vase; the vase chases an orange; the orange pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) igloo (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a jug; the jug sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) parrot (d) tiger
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a kite; the kite sits on a vase; the vase rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) kite (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) mango (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a net; the net sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a tent. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) candle (b) tent (c) net (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) monkey (b) kettle (c) tent (d) wallet
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) umpire (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a monkey; the monkey tickles a duck; the duck chases a van. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) spoon (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) ball
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into an umpire; the umpire chases an urn. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) urn (b) duck (c) van (d) apple
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to an owl; the owl chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) spoon (d) parrot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a ball; the ball sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) needle (d) kite

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