Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 373 · 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 pencil tickles a candle; the candle pulls a drum; the drum chases an apple; the apple jumps over a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) candle (d) drum
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) radio (c) monkey (d) mango
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a guava; the guava sits on an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) orange (c) jalebi (d) coconut
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) pencil
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an apple; the apple tickles a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) igloo (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) glass (b) doll (c) sock (d) banana
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a rope; the rope sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto an apple; the apple crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) jug (c) guava (d) rope
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a key; the key crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) key (c) umbrella (d) parrot
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a banana; the banana chases an ant; the ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ant (b) banana (c) coconut (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a kettle; the kettle chases a goat; the goat falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jalebi (b) kettle (c) goat (d) duck
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a sock; the sock sings to an apple; the apple tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rose (b) sock (c) apple (d) whistle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a needle; the needle chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) urn (c) drum (d) cat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto an owl; the owl rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a rose; the rose sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) ladder (c) owl (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a candle; the candle falls into an urn; the urn tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a banana; the banana falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) ball
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a duck; the duck tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) frog (b) duck (c) umbrella (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on an urn; the urn chases an apple; the apple pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) pillow
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a key; the key rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) spoon (b) coconut (c) watch (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a van; the van sits on a sock; the sock jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) sock
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a candle; the candle sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) van (b) candle (c) monkey (d) goat
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles an orange; the orange pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kite (b) orange (c) tiger (d) nest
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a van; the van chases a mango; the mango tickles a radio; the radio sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) coconut (c) mirror (d) radio
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a coconut; the coconut sits on an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) coconut
40. 40.🔗 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

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