Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 431 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an onion; the onion sits on a tent; the tent pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) tent (d) igloo
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a radio; the radio tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) mirror
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a duck; the duck tickles a guava; the guava pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) guava (c) tiger (d) tomato
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) vase (c) candle (d) ice cream
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a frog; the frog crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) umpire (d) ladder
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an owl; the owl pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) watch (b) ice cream (c) lamp (d) owl
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) flute (d) radio
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) whistle (c) kettle (d) candle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a cat; the cat sings to a mango; the mango sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) cat (b) whistle (c) mango (d) lemon
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a sock; the sock tickles a candle; the candle sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) candle (b) fan (c) sock (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a tiger; the tiger jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a ball; the ball sings to an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) monkey (d) pillow
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a jug; the jug rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) onion (c) mango (d) urn
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a key. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) radio (b) inkpot (c) needle (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) jeep
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a guava; the guava tickles a tomato; the tomato pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) key (d) guava
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a rose; the rose sits on an orange; the orange sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) rose (c) owl (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a jug; the jug jumps over an onion; the onion tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) ladder (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a rose; the rose chases a drum; the drum crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) lemon (d) tomato
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to a banana; the banana pulls a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) banana (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a frog; the frog tickles a shoe; the shoe falls into a sock; the sock chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a glass; the glass falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) flute (d) frog
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) pillow (d) tiger

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