Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 217 · 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) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) banana (d) umpire
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an ant; the ant crashes into a sock; the sock falls into an onion; the onion tickles a watch. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) watch (b) sock (c) onion (d) net
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a frog. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) doll (d) lamp
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) banana
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) inkpot (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a banana; the banana crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) cat
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a goat; the goat sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) goat (b) orange (c) pillow (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a radio; the radio bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) mirror (b) radio (c) fan (d) rose
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a whistle; the whistle chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) cat (c) whistle (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) tent (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a violin; the violin sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) coconut (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) shoe (b) flute (c) bucket (d) radio
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a nest; the nest jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) frog (b) nest (c) owl (d) violin
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a ball; the ball falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a pencil; the pencil chases an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) rope (c) duck (d) pencil
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) sock (b) candle (c) anchor (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) mango (b) ladder (c) bucket (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a key; the key pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a parrot. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) pencil (c) key (d) wallet
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a mango; the mango sits on an onion; the onion tickles an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) owl (c) mango (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a rope; the rope pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) vase (c) rope (d) key
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) cat (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) fan (c) umpire (d) whistle

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