Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 493 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a needle; the needle chases a drum; the drum jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) goat (b) drum (c) anchor (d) needle
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a doll; the doll rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) doll (d) pillow
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a jeep; the jeep tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) shoe (d) jalebi
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) guava (d) whistle
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a doll; the doll sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) inkpot (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) doll
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a doll; the doll sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) radio (d) lamp
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a key; the key chases a mango; the mango falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) mango (b) ant (c) doll (d) glass
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a jug; the jug sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a doll; the doll pulls a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) doll (c) monkey (d) jug
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to an orange; the orange falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) rope (d) jalebi
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a net; the net chases a ball; the ball sings to a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) ladder (c) net (d) glass
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a key; the key crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a jug. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) kettle (b) jug (c) urn (d) key
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a key. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) key (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) tent
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) apple (b) flute (c) ball (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) pillow (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a key; the key chases a vase; the vase falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) ice cream (d) key
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) owl (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) umpire (d) jeep
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a coconut; the coconut tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a frog; the frog sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) glass (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) monkey
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a cat; the cat falls into a ball; the ball sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) key (d) watch
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to a mango; the mango tickles an ant; the ant sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) mango (d) urn
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) ball (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a whistle; the whistle sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) cat (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a banana; the banana chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) candle (d) banana

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