Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 313 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) monkey (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a ball; the ball pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) rose (c) ball (d) parrot
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases an apple; the apple jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) nest (b) shoe (c) apple (d) duck
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a drum; the drum chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) drum (c) cat (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) monkey
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) rose (b) watch (c) doll (d) glass
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) umpire (b) fan (c) van (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a spoon; the spoon chases an orange. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) orange (b) doll (c) watch (d) spoon
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a frog; the frog pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) frog (c) lemon (d) shoe
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a key; the key pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) key (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a radio; the radio rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) fan (c) ant (d) ice cream
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on an orange; the orange pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) coconut (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 fan crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a guava; the guava falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) anchor (d) tent
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a goat; the goat pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) onion (c) goat (d) ant
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a fan; the fan chases a violin; the violin rolls into a key; the key falls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) monkey (b) key (c) kettle (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a cat; the cat tickles a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) ball (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a key; the key pulls a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) whistle (c) frog (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) needle (c) candle (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ant; the ant sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) lemon (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a cat; the cat sits on a violin; the violin falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) lemon (c) cat (d) anchor
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a net; the net chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) net (c) jalebi (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a cat; the cat jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) glass (c) cat (d) net
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a violin; the violin jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a glass; the glass sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) violin (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a jug; the jug pulls a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) radio (c) needle (d) onion

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