Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 303 · 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 tent sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a key; the key crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jeep (b) nest (c) key (d) tent
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) monkey (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) urn
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a net; the net sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a jug. Which item comes right before the net? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) jug (d) wallet
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a flute; the flute sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) apple (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into an owl; the owl chases a mango. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) tomato (c) mango (d) candle
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a nest; the nest chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) igloo (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a van; the van pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) kettle (b) tomato (c) key (d) van
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a pencil; the pencil pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) rope (c) candle (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a vase; the vase tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) kettle (b) cat (c) vase (d) umbrella
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) doll (d) guava
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a doll; the doll falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) kettle (c) whistle (d) igloo
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) fan (c) mirror (d) orange
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a van; the van falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) van
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a mango; the mango jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) mango (c) guava (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a duck; the duck falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) rope (d) spoon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) guava (d) umbrella
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) nest (c) watch (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a rose; the rose rolls into a guava; the guava chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) anchor (b) sock (c) rose (d) jalebi
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a guava; the guava jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) spoon (d) inkpot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a violin; the violin rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) igloo (d) whistle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a pillow. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) pillow
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a mango; the mango tickles a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) jug (c) anchor (d) kettle

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