Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 205 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a tent; the tent sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) ant (d) guava
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a radio; the radio sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) tent (c) net (d) mirror
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a ball; the ball sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) shoe (b) pillow (c) ball (d) tomato
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a rose; the rose sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) spoon (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) jeep
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a kite; the kite jumps over a watch; the watch pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) vase (c) flute (d) kite
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) umpire (b) fan (c) ball (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key pulls a van; the van rolls into a sock. Which item comes right before the van? (a) duck (b) key (c) sock (d) van
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a cat; the cat jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) tomato
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a flute; the flute tickles an urn; the urn falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) urn (b) jug (c) flute (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) jeep (b) umpire (c) fan (d) ice cream
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a sock; the sock chases a rope; the rope sings to a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) jeep (c) cat (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) fan (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ladder (b) goat (c) tiger (d) onion
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a rope; the rope rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) owl (d) duck
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) ice cream (d) monkey
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a net; the net bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) net (d) nest
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) vase (c) urn (d) tomato
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) goat (d) shoe
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) ladder
37. 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a key; the key sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a net; the net rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) net (c) jalebi (d) key

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