Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 354 · 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 apple falls into a nest; the nest chases a cat; the cat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) nest (c) apple (d) jalebi
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on an owl; the owl tickles a watch; the watch falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) owl (d) goat
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a jug; the jug sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) whistle (b) tent (c) wallet (d) jug
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) jug
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a mango; the mango sings to a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) goat (c) anchor (d) umpire
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a key; the key chases a fan; the fan falls into a drum; the drum jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) glass (c) key (d) drum
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a tent; the tent chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) glass (b) tent (c) pencil (d) bucket
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a drum; the drum falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) radio (b) whistle (c) onion (d) lemon
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a mirror; the mirror rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) glass (d) jalebi
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a frog; the frog sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) banana (b) apple (c) frog (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) vase (b) goat (c) doll (d) rose
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls an ant; the ant falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) igloo (b) umpire (c) goat (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a lamp; the lamp chases an ant; the ant falls into a sock; the sock pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) ant (c) drum (d) key
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) lamp (b) tiger (c) mirror (d) parrot
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a guava; the guava pulls an owl; the owl sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) mango (c) guava (d) ladder
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a candle; the candle falls into a ball; the ball sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) radio (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a watch; the watch crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a tent; the tent rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) kettle (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on an urn; the urn pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) shoe (d) urn
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) duck (c) flute (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles an apple; the apple pulls a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) igloo (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto a key; the key pulls a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) key (c) shoe (d) banana
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a nest; the nest chases a watch; the watch pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) rope (b) watch (c) coconut (d) nest
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a glass; the glass sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a van; the van chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the van? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) glass (d) frog

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