Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 150 · 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 wallet sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a mango; the mango tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) mango (d) wallet
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) wallet (b) vase (c) umpire (d) needle
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a drum; the drum jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) lamp (d) onion
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) radio (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) mango
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) violin (d) igloo
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) ant (c) igloo (d) guava
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a rose; the rose sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) rose (c) parrot (d) orange
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a ball; the ball crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) monkey (d) bucket
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) radio (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a nest; the nest falls into an owl; the owl tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a van. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) owl (b) van (c) nest (d) kettle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an apple; the apple tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) ladder (c) van (d) lamp
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a needle; the needle falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) needle (c) guava (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) ice cream
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a van; the van rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) vase (b) spoon (c) onion (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a goat; the goat tickles a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) violin (c) goat (d) lamp
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a guava; the guava pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a duck; the duck falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) duck (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a net; the net rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the net? (a) cat (b) net (c) tomato (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into an urn; the urn chases a kite; the kite tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) tiger (b) frog (c) kite (d) urn
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a violin; the violin pulls a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) key (d) violin
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a nest; the nest crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) banana (b) nest (c) tiger (d) lamp
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a glass; the glass pulls a violin; the violin sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) spoon (b) lemon (c) ant (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 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

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