Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 505 · 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 tiger jumps over a rope; the rope sings to a violin; the violin tickles an orange; the orange rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) violin (c) orange (d) umpire
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a key; the key sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) kettle (c) banana (d) jeep
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) duck (d) goat
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a duck; the duck falls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) duck (b) cat (c) parrot (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) drum (c) tent (d) jeep
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) orange (d) nest
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) mango (c) goat (d) van
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a candle; the candle chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) mirror (d) monkey
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) goat (c) guava (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) kite (b) flute (c) tomato (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a mango; the mango chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) guava (b) banana (c) bucket (d) mango
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a banana; the banana falls into a rose; the rose rolls into a key; the key jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) candle (c) coconut (d) rose
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a violin; the violin pulls a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) violin (c) jalebi (d) bucket
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a glass; the glass sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mango (b) glass (c) duck (d) umpire
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an urn; the urn tickles a violin; the violin sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) flute (d) urn
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a key; the key sings to an orange; the orange rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) key (c) anchor (d) orange
31. 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) nest (b) drum (c) rose (d) shoe
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a jug; the jug sings to an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) jug (c) urn (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an orange; the orange rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) orange (b) rope (c) spoon (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a whistle; the whistle chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) banana (d) whistle
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over an apple; the apple chases an urn. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ant (b) urn (c) anchor (d) jalebi

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