Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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