Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 991 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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 van sits on a duck; the duck rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) van (b) duck (c) orange (d) drum
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) rose (b) candle (c) pillow (d) lamp
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) banana (b) ladder (c) flute (d) inkpot
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a goat; the goat crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) doll (d) kettle
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) goat (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) parrot
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a candle; the candle sings to an apple; the apple falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) apple (b) cat (c) drum (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a kite; the kite rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) kite (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) violin
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) rope (c) drum (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto an onion; the onion chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) sock (d) doll
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an orange; the orange chases an onion. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) coconut (b) orange (c) onion (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles an urn; the urn falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a doll; the doll crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lamp (b) shoe (c) urn (d) owl
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) pencil (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a cat; the cat chases a duck; the duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) duck (b) cat (c) glass (d) shoe
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) tent (c) orange (d) mango
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a van; the van bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) rose (c) nest (d) apple
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a candle; the candle sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) nest (b) fan (c) ladder (d) orange
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a van; the van sits on an onion; the onion pulls a glass; the glass sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) glass (c) lemon (d) van
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) cat (d) pillow
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a pillow; the pillow pulls a cat; the cat crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) pillow (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) parrot (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a needle; the needle sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) pillow (d) frog
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a key; the key tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) key (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a net; the net crashes into an urn; the urn sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) urn (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

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