Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 421 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a nest; the nest sings to a vase; the vase tickles an urn; the urn sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) nest (b) vase (c) drum (d) urn
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) ball (c) shoe (d) ant
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a ball; the ball falls into a watch; the watch jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) ball (c) anchor (d) ice cream
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a doll. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) kite (b) duck (c) jeep (d) violin
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a sock; the sock crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) nest (b) banana (c) coconut (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to an urn; the urn pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) ant (c) vase (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a kite; the kite tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) apple (d) kite
19. 19.🔗 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
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles an igloo; the igloo chases an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) igloo (c) doll (d) pillow
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a ball; the ball jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) umbrella (d) spoon
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a fan; the fan sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) rope (c) mirror (d) fan
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on an owl; the owl rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) orange (b) drum (c) whistle (d) jeep
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls an onion; the onion chases a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) jug (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) fan
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases a frog; the frog sings to an orange; the orange falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) orange (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases an urn; the urn jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) glass (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) tomato (d) glass
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a mango; the mango sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) jeep (b) kite (c) needle (d) mango
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a drum; the drum falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) net (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a duck; the duck sings to an urn; the urn sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) glass (c) tiger (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a sock; the sock crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a radio. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) anchor (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a van; the van crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) anchor (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ladder (c) glass (d) van
40. 40.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither

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