Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 488 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a candle; the candle jumps over an owl; the owl sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) guava (b) owl (c) spoon (d) ant
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) tiger (c) needle (d) jeep
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an onion; the onion sings to a fan; the fan falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) onion (b) needle (c) igloo (d) fan
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into a net; the net tickles a violin; the violin chases a nest. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) pillow (c) nest (d) net
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a drum; the drum chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) cat (c) drum (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a goat; the goat sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) mango (b) jug (c) umbrella (d) goat
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an urn; the urn sits on a watch; the watch tickles a net; the net rolls into an apple. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) apple (d) watch
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) rose (d) ice cream
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) banana (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) sock (d) rose
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a jug. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) jug
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a van; the van falls into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) van (c) vase (d) tiger
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a net; the net falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) bucket (d) net
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls an urn; the urn sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a sock; the sock sings to an orange; the orange chases a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) coconut (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a drum; the drum sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) jeep (b) sock (c) monkey (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a jug; the jug sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) rope (c) net (d) monkey
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a glass; the glass sits on a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) banana (c) pillow (d) rose
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a key; the key sings to a fan; the fan sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) apple (b) mango (c) fan (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) inkpot (d) coconut
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 umpire falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a flute; the flute pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) orange (b) flute (c) drum (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) owl (d) watch
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a watch; the watch sits on a doll; the doll jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) doll (d) pillow

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