Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 228 · 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) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a violin; the violin crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a drum; the drum rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) rose (c) drum (d) ice cream
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls a goat; the goat falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) umbrella (d) goat
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
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 radio pulls a parrot; the parrot falls into an ant; the ant tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) radio (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) mango
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases an onion; the onion pulls an urn; the urn sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) mango (c) drum (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an onion; the onion sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) fan (b) tomato (c) onion (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) violin (d) umbrella
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an ant; the ant chases a jeep; the jeep falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) drum
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 umpire tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a net; the net pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) owl (b) net (c) wallet (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases an ant; the ant sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) ant (d) inkpot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) kite
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a guava; the guava chases a fan; the fan rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) fan (d) guava
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a rose; the rose falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) kite (b) vase (c) goat (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a van; the van rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases a frog. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) parrot (b) van (c) apple (d) frog
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a ball; the ball chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) duck (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a monkey; the monkey rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) coconut (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kite; the kite pulls a goat; the goat tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) monkey (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a vase; the vase sits on a candle; the candle pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) candle (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) pillow (d) glass
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a radio; the radio falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) violin (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 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

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