← The link and story method lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 447 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 1
  4. replay the story
  5. step 4
  6. each link leads on
  7. funny actions
  8. key
  9. link it to the next item
  10. picture the first item
  11. picture the first item
  12. step 2
  13. mango
  14. picture the first item
  15. picture the first item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. inkpot
  18. tent
  19. link it to the next item
  20. fan
  21. the pen stirring tea
  22. that item is lost
  23. mango
  24. umbrella
  25. lamp
  26. kettle
  27. cat
  28. coconut
  29. onion
  30. coconut
  31. jeep
  32. urn
  33. onion
  34. jeep
  35. nest
  36. guava
  37. wallet
  38. candle
  39. keep linking in order
  40. rope

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students