Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 247 · 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 link story: a giant jug rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) jug (d) tiger
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a net; the net pulls a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) net (c) doll (d) violin
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) pencil (c) mirror (d) urn
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first 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.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) doll (b) rose (c) anchor (d) umpire
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) umbrella (c) onion (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a tent; the tent pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) candle (c) watch (d) ladder
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) vase (c) spoon (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a watch; the watch jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) jug (c) watch (d) igloo
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the key? (a) parrot (b) key (c) violin (d) shoe
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) ladder (d) tiger
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into an apple; the apple tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) urn (b) apple (c) cat (d) nest
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) whistle (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) pencil (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) candle (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the van? (a) umbrella (b) umpire (c) van (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a watch; the watch sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) umpire (b) watch (c) orange (d) cat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a candle; the candle rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) glass (b) goat (c) candle (d) jug
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) wallet (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a van; the van falls into a flute; the flute chases an apple. Which item comes right before the van? (a) apple (b) radio (c) guava (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) flute (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a banana; the banana rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a candle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) parrot (b) banana (c) van (d) cat
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) watch

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students