Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 214 · 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, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a key; the key jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a nest. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) nest (b) tiger (c) key (d) urn
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) needle (b) goat (c) jeep (d) wallet
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a tent; the tent pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) kettle (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a candle; the candle sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) jug (c) candle (d) rope
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a jug; the jug pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) nest (b) glass (c) tent (d) jug
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls an apple; the apple tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) tomato
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a cat; the cat tickles a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) coconut (d) candle
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a watch; the watch tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) shoe (b) watch (c) wallet (d) whistle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a violin; the violin crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) candle (d) flute
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a van; the van tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a mango; the mango jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) mango (b) goat (c) coconut (d) van
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a violin. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) jalebi (d) violin
28. 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
29. 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) flute (b) jeep (c) doll (d) lemon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a banana; the banana chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a candle; the candle pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) banana (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an orange; the orange falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) orange (c) wallet (d) net
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to an owl; the owl pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) ladder (d) owl
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a doll; the doll pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) urn (b) sock (c) doll (d) kettle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) radio
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) ball (b) goat (c) tent (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a flute; the flute pulls a cat; the cat chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a rose; the rose sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) frog (b) rope (c) tent (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) violin (d) jalebi

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