Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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