Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 143 · 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: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a jug; the jug chases a guava. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) guava (b) jug (c) kite (d) jeep
4. 4.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a cat; the cat crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) onion (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) inkpot
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) fan (d) rope
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a net; the net tickles a van. Which item comes right after the net? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) van (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a van; the van rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) van (b) bucket (c) candle (d) sock
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a candle; the candle rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) candle (c) tomato (d) key
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a flute; the flute falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) doll (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) jalebi
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a mango; the mango crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) candle (b) nest (c) mango (d) spoon
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) glass (c) drum (d) ice cream
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a nest; the nest sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) fan (b) kite (c) nest (d) radio
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a key; the key crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) tomato (b) key (c) jalebi (d) onion
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 ladder falls into a rope; the rope tickles a sock; the sock chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) tiger (b) rope (c) spoon (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a frog; the frog rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) fan (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a kite; the kite tickles a frog; the frog sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) kite (b) fan (c) duck (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a guava; the guava sings to a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) parrot (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a ball; the ball rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) mango (c) wallet (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a spoon; the spoon jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a ball; the ball sings to a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an ant. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) bucket (b) monkey (c) ant (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jug (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) spoon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a cat; the cat sits on a lamp; the lamp pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) flute (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a frog; the frog sits on a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) key (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a key; the key rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) duck (d) key

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