Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 480 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a candle; the candle sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) bucket (d) ice cream
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on an orange; the orange crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) owl (b) anchor (c) ball (d) frog
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a glass; the glass falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a vase. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) vase (c) jug (d) glass
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a kite; the kite chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) drum (d) kite
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a nest; the nest tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) jug (b) candle (c) duck (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a cat; the cat sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) van (b) igloo (c) urn (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a doll; the doll rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) doll (b) shoe (c) mango (d) orange
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tent (b) fan (c) jeep (d) pencil
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) flute (b) kite (c) coconut (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a net; the net sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) ice cream (c) urn (d) net
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a van; the van sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to a vase; the vase chases a banana. Which item comes right after the van? (a) pencil (b) vase (c) banana (d) van
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a needle; the needle chases a net. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) needle (c) drum (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to an onion; the onion bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a jeep; the jeep chases an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) onion (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a needle; the needle tickles an orange. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) orange (d) watch
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a mango; the mango falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) radio (b) goat (c) mango (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a doll; the doll sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) doll (c) wallet (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a ball; the ball jumps over a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) flute (c) umbrella (d) shoe
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a key; the key sings to a jug; the jug pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jug (b) bucket (c) key (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a glass; the glass chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) fan (b) glass (c) kite (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a key; the key falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an onion; the onion jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) onion (c) jeep (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) key
40. 40.🔗 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

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