Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 496 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) nest (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) onion (c) monkey (d) glass
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a radio; the radio tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) radio (b) igloo (c) parrot (d) lemon
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a drum; the drum pulls a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) fan (c) tomato (d) spoon
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases an apple; the apple sings to a drum; the drum rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) jug (c) guava (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a key; the key falls into a ball; the ball pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) key (c) umbrella (d) ball
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) umpire (d) spoon
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a guava; the guava chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) orange (c) monkey (d) urn
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) drum (b) onion (c) shoe (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a glass; the glass sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) glass (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) spoon
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a needle; the needle sits on a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) jug (b) needle (c) kettle (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a sock; the sock crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a glass; the glass pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) duck (b) glass (c) sock (d) tent
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) key (c) monkey (d) orange
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a duck; the duck chases a mirror; the mirror jumps over a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) ball (c) duck (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a kite; the kite tickles a ball; the ball sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) ball
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a needle; the needle sits on a vase; the vase tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) needle (b) vase (c) wallet (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) van (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a rose; the rose falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) mango (d) rose
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) banana (c) lamp (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) umpire
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) jeep (c) van (d) candle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a doll; the doll sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) onion (d) owl
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a net; the net sits on a jug; the jug pulls a candle; the candle sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) jug (c) tent (d) net

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