Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 319 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) umbrella (c) mirror (d) duck
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a van; the van falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) van (c) urn (d) coconut
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a flute; the flute sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) drum (c) duck (d) flute
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
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 kite jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a needle; the needle sings to a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) glass (c) nest (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) nest (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) goat (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a rope; the rope sits on a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) tiger
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a rope; the rope falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an orange; the orange rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rope (c) orange (d) ball
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a vase; the vase sits on a duck; the duck sings to a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) nest (c) lemon (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) violin (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a van; the van rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) net (d) van
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a ball; the ball jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) coconut (c) candle (d) kettle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an urn; the urn sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) urn (b) guava (c) ball (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a van; the van falls into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) van (c) drum (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a flute; the flute sings to a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) flute (c) frog (d) mirror
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a jug; the jug falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a cat; the cat sings to a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) ball (c) whistle (d) cat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an ant; the ant chases a flute; the flute rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) drum (c) lemon (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on an orange; the orange chases a fan; the fan pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) cat (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a fan; the fan sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) ladder
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a violin; the violin sings to an owl; the owl pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) apple (b) violin (c) mango (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a ball. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) vase (b) ball (c) owl (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a spoon; the spoon tickles a sock; the sock sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) whistle (b) jug (c) sock (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a drum; the drum chases a frog. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) frog (b) lamp (c) cat (d) pencil

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students