Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 213 · 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) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) shoe (d) watch
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a frog; the frog rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into an owl; the owl sits on a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) mango (d) kettle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a kite; the kite falls into an owl; the owl sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) rope (c) glass (d) doll
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a frog; the frog falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) fan (b) apple (c) frog (d) rose
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) spoon (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) apple
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a watch; the watch tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) watch (c) whistle (d) glass
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a glass; the glass crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a key; the key bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) urn (c) wallet (d) key
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a rose; the rose sings to a mango; the mango rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) owl (b) kite (c) mango (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) pencil
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a van; the van bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) van (b) jug (c) bucket (d) frog
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a ball; the ball chases a guava; the guava sings to an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) guava (c) ball (d) umbrella
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a wallet; the wallet tickles a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) wallet (d) umbrella
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into an owl; the owl tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) owl (b) drum (c) lamp (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a net; the net crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a fan; the fan pulls an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) fan (c) apple (d) onion
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into an apple; the apple sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a goat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) pencil
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a needle; the needle rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) vase (b) duck (c) umpire (d) needle
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a glass; the glass pulls a bucket; the bucket sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) duck (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a mango; the mango falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) flute (b) orange (c) radio (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a radio; the radio sings to a nest; the nest pulls a key; the key falls into an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) anchor (c) radio (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a vase; the vase chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) watch (c) goat (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases an onion; the onion rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a tent; the tent sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) guava (b) onion (c) banana (d) tent
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a key; the key bounces onto a van; the van pulls a cat; the cat falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) cat (c) vase (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls an apple; the apple sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) wallet (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) spoon (b) watch (c) drum (d) monkey
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 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

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