Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 130 · 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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a violin; the violin pulls a glass; the glass crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) onion (d) glass
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) tiger (d) guava
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a cat; the cat chases a flute; the flute crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) igloo (b) cat (c) owl (d) flute
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an owl; the owl tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases an apple. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) apple (b) rope (c) frog (d) owl
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a banana; the banana sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a key; the key tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) vase (b) banana (c) bucket (d) key
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a vase; the vase sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) flute (d) shoe
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a mango. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) mango (b) ice cream (c) spoon (d) drum
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a drum; the drum chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an urn. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) urn (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) ladder
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) tomato (d) anchor
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a frog; the frog tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) rope (c) jug (d) umbrella
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a mirror; the mirror pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) watch (c) ladder (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a net; the net tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an orange; the orange falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) net (d) orange
29. 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) guava (c) tomato (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a van; the van jumps over a spoon; the spoon rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) jalebi
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a pencil; the pencil tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a watch; the watch sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) tomato (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a banana; the banana pulls a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) vase (c) frog (d) banana
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a cat; the cat sings to an orange; the orange tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) kite (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) whistle (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a cat; the cat chases a guava; the guava rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) cat (b) violin (c) pencil (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) net (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a rose; the rose sits on an onion; the onion crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) rose (c) lamp (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an orange; the orange pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) doll (c) spoon (d) ladder

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