Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 126 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) jug (d) rose
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to an owl; the owl chases an onion; the onion bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a key. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) igloo (c) owl (d) key
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) drum (d) rope
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a guava; the guava chases a cat; the cat tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) fan (c) guava (d) lamp
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a glass; the glass falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an orange; the orange pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) orange (c) pencil (d) drum
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) ant (d) spoon
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a fan; the fan pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) kite (c) ball (d) pencil
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a wallet; the wallet falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a vase; the vase pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) vase (b) mango (c) ladder (d) umpire
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a mango; the mango crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a doll; the doll pulls a cat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) nest (b) urn (c) mango (d) doll
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a key; the key sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) key (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) ice cream
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a duck; the duck sits on an umbrella; the umbrella chases an owl; the owl pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) duck (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a drum; the drum sits on a tomato; the tomato falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) apple (c) tomato (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a candle; the candle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) shoe (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a tent; the tent sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) orange (b) tent (c) lemon (d) wallet
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) frog (c) cat (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) monkey
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a candle; the candle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a rope; the rope sits on a sock; the sock pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) needle (c) apple (d) rope
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a tent; the tent tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) goat (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a fan; the fan jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) van
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a frog; the frog sits on a radio; the radio chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) drum (c) frog (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) ice cream
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a net; the net rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a kite; the kite crashes into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) net (d) sock
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to an orange; the orange tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ice cream (b) shoe (c) orange (d) ladder
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) sock (c) pillow (d) jug
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) vase

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