Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 446 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases an apple; the apple jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a watch; the watch pulls a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) drum (d) apple
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) spoon
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a goat; the goat tickles a spoon; the spoon chases a doll; the doll falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) urn (b) goat (c) doll (d) jeep
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a van; the van jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) van (b) frog (c) anchor (d) sock
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a frog; the frog sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) key (c) inkpot (d) candle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) banana (c) ant (d) glass
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a watch. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) anchor (d) urn
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a violin; the violin sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) glass (c) goat (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) violin (c) fan (d) guava
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a frog; the frog falls into an ant; the ant sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) ant (b) nest (c) frog (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a fan; the fan tickles a violin; the violin sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) doll (b) violin (c) parrot (d) fan
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) watch (c) kettle (d) banana
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a tiger; the tiger sits on an orange; the orange chases a fan; the fan rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) fan (c) tent (d) tiger
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a ball; the ball sings to a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) ball (c) duck (d) candle
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles an apple; the apple rolls into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) kettle (c) candle (d) spoon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a radio; the radio chases a cat. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) fan (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) onion (d) wallet
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) parrot (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a frog; the frog falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) frog (d) mirror
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a glass; the glass pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) whistle (b) igloo (c) glass (d) kettle
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a needle; the needle chases a parrot; the parrot sings to an urn; the urn falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) parrot (c) candle (d) apple
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) shoe (c) drum (d) orange
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ladder; the ladder jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) doll (d) jalebi

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