Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 362 · 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 whistle rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) ice cream (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava; the guava chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) guava (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) glass (c) vase (d) goat
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a frog; the frog chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) lemon
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) ice cream
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) guava (b) ball (c) tent (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a nest; the nest falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) bucket (d) jalebi
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) urn
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) inkpot (c) wallet (d) sock
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a spoon; the spoon sings to a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) shoe
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to an orange; the orange chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) orange (d) jalebi
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a ladder; the ladder falls into a needle; the needle pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) duck (c) owl (d) needle
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a vase; the vase pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) shoe (b) vase (c) violin (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a jug. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) ladder
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a fan; the fan sings to a tent; the tent rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) drum (c) fan (d) pillow
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a flute; the flute crashes into a shoe; the shoe tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) needle (c) duck (d) flute
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a watch; the watch chases a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) frog (d) shoe
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a fan; the fan sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) candle (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) goat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an owl; the owl sits on a watch; the watch pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) jeep (b) owl (c) watch (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) shoe (c) inkpot (d) kettle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a glass; the glass tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) needle (c) ladder (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) igloo (b) rose (c) coconut (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 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

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