Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 198 · 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, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) frog (d) drum
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a kite; the kite chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) jug (d) kite
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a banana; the banana crashes into a needle; the needle falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) needle (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into an ant; the ant rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) urn (d) rose
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a ball; the ball rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) glass (b) ball (c) pillow (d) drum
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a fan; the fan sings to an owl; the owl tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) fan (c) duck (d) owl
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a drum; the drum pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a kite; the kite sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) guava (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) drum
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) kettle
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a watch; the watch falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) key (b) violin (c) mango (d) watch
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a rose; the rose falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) rose (c) cat (d) tiger
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a radio; the radio chases a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) urn (c) radio (d) parrot
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a glass; the glass jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a doll; the doll chases a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) glass (c) tiger (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) jeep (b) duck (c) mirror (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a net; the net crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) violin (b) watch (c) net (d) lamp
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles an apple; the apple sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a doll; the doll sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) umpire (b) ladder (c) apple (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a jug; the jug pulls a net; the net chases a drum; the drum falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) net (c) doll (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a vase; the vase rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango; the mango chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) mango (c) umbrella (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into an ant; the ant sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) shoe (d) ice cream
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a net; the net tickles a vase; the vase jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) ice cream (d) candle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) mirror
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) kite (d) kettle
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) inkpot (b) umpire (c) duck (d) lemon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) kettle (d) wallet

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