Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 323 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a vase; the vase tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) vase (d) tomato
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) parrot (d) inkpot
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) watch (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a nest; the nest pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to an onion; the onion falls into a kite. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) nest
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a drum; the drum sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) drum (b) lamp (c) ball (d) inkpot
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the van? (a) urn (b) violin (c) van (d) mirror
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) watch (b) drum (c) pillow (d) orange
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a goat; the goat jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) orange (c) kite (d) pencil
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a ball; the ball sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) umpire (c) kettle (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a needle; the needle sings to a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) bucket (d) needle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a kite; the kite crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) watch (d) kite
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) flute (c) glass (d) cat
23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a net; the net crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) net (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) glass (b) pillow (c) van (d) umbrella
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on an orange; the orange pulls a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a frog; the frog tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) frog (b) guava (c) watch (d) rope
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a ball; the ball pulls a banana; the banana sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) flute (c) tomato (d) banana
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a rope; the rope chases a cat; the cat rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) watch (d) whistle
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a van; the van sits on a rope; the rope pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) radio (b) van (c) parrot (d) anchor
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a flute; the flute pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) flute (d) tent
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) tomato (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a frog; the frog crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a guava; the guava pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) frog (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) van (d) anchor
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an onion; the onion pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a cat; the cat falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) rose (b) cat (c) candle (d) fan

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