Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 105 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an onion; the onion tickles a key; the key crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) onion (c) key (d) umbrella
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a nest; the nest rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a tent; the tent crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) tent (d) nest
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a sock; the sock jumps over a jeep; the jeep pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) drum (b) sock (c) jeep (d) tomato
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a van; the van chases a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) glass (b) onion (c) flute (d) van
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) parrot (c) kettle (d) orange
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a watch; the watch jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) candle (d) jeep
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a goat; the goat chases a candle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) candle (b) watch (c) shoe (d) goat
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) sock
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a glass; the glass chases a doll; the doll jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) drum (b) glass (c) candle (d) doll
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a spoon; the spoon pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a key. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) key (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) lemon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a duck; the duck jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a key; the key tickles a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) duck (c) whistle (d) pencil
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a van; the van pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) duck (c) owl (d) jeep
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a mango; the mango sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a net. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) jug (b) violin (c) net (d) sock
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a frog; the frog rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) monkey (c) frog (d) parrot
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a sock; the sock chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over an ant; the ant tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) goat (d) umbrella
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an owl; the owl falls into a mango; the mango pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a needle; the needle tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) bucket (c) umpire (d) flute
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a net; the net pulls a key; the key jumps over a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a rope; the rope sings to a radio; the radio crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) radio (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a vase; the vase crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ice cream (b) net (c) vase (d) drum

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