Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 274 · 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) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a rose; the rose sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) rose
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a vase; the vase falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) vase (c) pencil (d) umpire
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a nest. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) nest (d) lemon
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a frog; the frog pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a needle; the needle sings to an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) needle (d) urn
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a tent; the tent chases a needle; the needle falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) needle (d) doll
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a monkey; the monkey chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) glass (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to an urn; the urn tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) watch (b) urn (c) igloo (d) rose
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a rose; the rose chases a sock; the sock crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) rose (b) doll (c) sock (d) tiger
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) apple (b) kite (c) tent (d) guava
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a key; the key falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) key (d) drum
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a violin; the violin falls into an onion; the onion sits on a jug; the jug jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) rose (c) jug (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a rose; the rose pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jeep (b) mango (c) rose (d) spoon
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) parrot (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) anchor (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) owl (c) candle (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) kite (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a flute; the flute sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) guava (d) net
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an owl; the owl sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) doll (c) owl (d) glass

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