Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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