Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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