Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 197 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) kettle (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) glass
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a fan; the fan falls into a violin; the violin crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) violin (d) sock
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) tomato (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a guava; the guava sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) tent (c) flute (d) radio
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a vase; the vase chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) vase (b) inkpot (c) orange (d) kettle
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to a van; the van chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) van
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a sock; the sock jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) sock (c) urn (d) mirror
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) cat (c) drum (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases an onion; the onion crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) inkpot
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a goat; the goat falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a cat; the cat tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a rope; the rope chases a tiger; the tiger sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a pillow; the pillow pulls a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug chases a fan. Which item comes right before the key? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) fan (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a flute; the flute falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) mirror (d) flute
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a needle; the needle chases a goat; the goat crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) needle (c) van (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) pencil (b) glass (c) cat (d) ladder
29. 29.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a rope; the rope chases a lemon; the lemon sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) cat (b) lemon (c) coconut (d) rope
32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a glass; the glass sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) umbrella (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) glass
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) jug (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a van; the van chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tiger (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) van
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an urn; the urn tickles a rose; the rose pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) urn (b) nest (c) anchor (d) mirror
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a sock; the sock sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) apple (b) pencil (c) sock (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls an orange; the orange chases a radio; the radio tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) orange (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a van; the van jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) monkey (c) van (d) drum

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