Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 291 · 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 replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a net; the net pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) glass (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) mirror
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) jalebi (d) ant
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a net; the net rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) net (d) monkey
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ladder (c) tent (d) jeep
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a rope; the rope chases a rose; the rose sings to a ball; the ball tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) anchor (b) rose (c) rope (d) ball
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a duck; the duck chases a goat; the goat sings to a jug; the jug falls into a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) goat (d) sock
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a sock; the sock falls into a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) watch (c) needle (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the net? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) net
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) banana (d) frog
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) ball (c) jeep (d) igloo
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) ball
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) wallet (b) guava (c) frog (d) tomato
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) kite (d) watch
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) duck (b) drum (c) spoon (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a net; the net chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) coconut
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a net; the net bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) net (c) umpire (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over an owl; the owl pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a cat; the cat sits on a net; the net rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) doll (c) banana (d) cat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a tent; the tent sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) radio (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a tent; the tent bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) tent (b) ant (c) bucket (d) watch
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an onion; the onion sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) van (b) ant (c) key (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a candle; the candle rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a net; the net sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) tiger (b) net (c) vase (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) cat (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a frog; the frog chases a glass. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) frog (b) candle (c) tent (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a jeep; the jeep pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to an orange; the orange sits on a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) ladder (d) orange

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