Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 390 · 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 banana sits on an onion; the onion crashes into a monkey; the monkey rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) onion (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) banana
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a goat; the goat pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) radio (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) ant
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) net (b) vase (c) ball (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) banana
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a guava; the guava chases a van; the van falls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) van (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) sock (b) cat (c) monkey (d) frog
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a mango; the mango pulls a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) sock (c) spoon (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a key; the key sits on a sock; the sock jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) key (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a needle; the needle pulls an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) needle (b) vase (c) watch (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a duck; the duck falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a doll; the doll rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) watch (b) kite (c) parrot (d) duck
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) frog (d) ball
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a vase. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) monkey (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) umpire
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) van (c) umpire (d) umbrella
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a net; the net tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) cat (b) urn (c) ball (d) spoon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an ant; the ant sits on a lamp; the lamp chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) drum (b) ant (c) guava (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) lemon (b) parrot (c) rope (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a whistle; the whistle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) inkpot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umbrella (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) duck
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a doll; the doll sings to a key; the key rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) drum (b) needle (c) wallet (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a goat; the goat tickles a van; the van crashes into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) goat (c) rope (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to an apple; the apple sits on a banana; the banana jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) apple (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a ball; the ball chases a kite; the kite pulls a doll; the doll sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) kite (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 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

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