Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 501 · 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 ant rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) vase (c) sock (d) ant
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a rose; the rose falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a nest; the nest pulls a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) nest (d) rose
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) drum
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) wallet (b) guava (c) doll (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a key; the key rolls into a mango; the mango sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) mango (c) jug (d) anchor
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a tent; the tent sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) kettle
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles an urn; the urn pulls a drum; the drum chases a fan; the fan crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) urn (c) guava (d) fan
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) radio (c) cat (d) lemon
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a duck. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) jalebi (d) onion
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a tent; the tent falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tomato (b) van (c) tent (d) needle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a vase; the vase falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a glass. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) glass (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a rope; the rope falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) bucket (d) rope
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) lamp (d) kettle
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) mango (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a ball; the ball chases a net; the net sits on a candle; the candle tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) guava (c) ball (d) net
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to a needle; the needle sits on an urn; the urn pulls an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) urn (d) spoon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) net (b) kite (c) rose (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a guava; the guava falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) mango (b) wallet (c) guava (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) kettle (c) ice cream (d) mango
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a frog; the frog chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 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
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

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