Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 147 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a kite; the kite crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) kite (c) radio (d) banana
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a frog; the frog chases a ball; the ball sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) guava (c) pillow (d) ball
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a needle. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) anchor
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a glass; the glass chases a banana; the banana rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) tomato (c) goat (d) banana
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a tent; the tent chases a shoe. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) shoe (b) lemon (c) candle (d) tent
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a shoe; the shoe falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) umpire (b) umbrella (c) radio (d) shoe
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an apple; the apple sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a duck; the duck pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) apple (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a candle; the candle pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ice cream (b) candle (c) urn (d) jeep
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a doll; the doll falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) flute (b) parrot (c) doll (d) jalebi
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a glass; the glass falls into an orange; the orange jumps over a violin; the violin sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) violin (c) tiger (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a mango; the mango pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a vase. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) candle (b) mango (c) rose (d) umbrella
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a rope; the rope sings to a violin; the violin falls into a needle; the needle sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) violin (c) needle (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a mango; the mango chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) banana (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a kettle; the kettle tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) sock (b) frog (c) tiger (d) kettle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into an ant; the ant pulls a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) pillow (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a duck; the duck falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a net; the net tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) needle (c) duck (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) spoon (b) net (c) radio (d) umpire
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles an onion; the onion sings to a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) spoon (d) onion
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) cat (c) duck (d) lemon
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a mango; the mango falls into a vase; the vase sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) key (b) vase (c) mango (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a parrot; the parrot rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) wallet (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a rose; the rose sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) rose (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a nest; the nest pulls a van; the van rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) radio (c) mango (d) guava

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