Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 136 · 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 jalebi sings to an ant; the ant chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) nest
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a wallet; the wallet chases a guava; the guava jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) wallet (d) rope
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a coconut; the coconut chases an owl; the owl rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) candle (c) owl (d) glass
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a banana; the banana chases a kettle; the kettle pulls an ant; the ant sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) banana (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a kite; the kite pulls a mango; the mango sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) kite
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an orange; the orange pulls an apple; the apple tickles a sock; the sock falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a vase; the vase sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) fan (b) vase (c) umbrella (d) umpire
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) wallet (b) sock (c) umpire (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) rope (d) radio
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a lemon; the lemon chases an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) anchor (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on an urn; the urn tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) vase (b) urn (c) umpire (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) watch (b) goat (c) urn (d) nest
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a duck; the duck falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) shoe (d) bucket
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a van; the van bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) wallet (b) orange (c) fan (d) van
28. 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) ant
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a violin; the violin sings to an urn; the urn falls into a vase; the vase pulls a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) urn (c) nest (d) vase
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a net. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) umbrella (b) owl (c) net (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a net; the net tickles an owl; the owl falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) lamp (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a drum; the drum tickles an apple; the apple sits on a needle; the needle crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) needle (b) apple (c) anchor (d) umpire
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a doll; the doll rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) ladder (c) guava (d) pencil
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a duck; the duck chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) duck (b) violin (c) drum (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a guava; the guava sings to a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) doll (c) flute (d) ball
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a radio; the radio pulls a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) shoe (b) radio (c) lemon (d) wallet

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