Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 275 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a ball; the ball sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) jalebi (b) candle (c) ice cream (d) ball
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a fan; the fan chases a ball; the ball tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) fan (b) ball (c) tomato (d) lemon
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a candle; the candle falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) umpire (b) whistle (c) ant (d) candle
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a key; the key rolls into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) key (d) apple
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a glass; the glass jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) glass (d) whistle
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a mango; the mango chases a needle; the needle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) needle (d) inkpot
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a ball; the ball chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ball (c) igloo (d) violin
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) urn (b) glass (c) igloo (d) duck
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an owl; the owl chases a key; the key tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) tent (c) igloo (d) key
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a watch; the watch sits on an apple; the apple rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) ball (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) cat (c) bucket (d) van
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a key; the key falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) drum (b) guava (c) sock (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a coconut; the coconut pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) cat (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a glass; the glass falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) owl (b) glass (c) mango (d) candle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) sock (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a sock; the sock chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) needle (d) vase
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a sock; the sock falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) frog (b) vase (c) umpire (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) doll (c) banana (d) nest
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) whistle (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a key; the key sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) shoe (d) key
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a net; the net tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) net (b) ball (c) goat (d) bucket

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