Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 511 · 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 monkey bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to an apple; the apple falls into a drum; the drum crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) candle (b) onion (c) monkey (d) drum
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) spoon (d) tiger
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a jeep; the jeep jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) cat (b) radio (c) violin (d) parrot
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) goat (d) doll
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a nest; the nest chases a lemon; the lemon pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) doll (d) ant
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) flute
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a ball; the ball tickles a guava; the guava sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) guava (c) bucket (d) ball
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) fan (d) kettle
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a net; the net sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a sock; the sock falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the net? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) glass (d) net
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) owl (b) pillow (c) ball (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on a violin; the violin tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) sock (b) violin (c) nest (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) orange (b) vase (c) coconut (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) sock (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a jeep; the jeep jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) urn (b) onion (c) bucket (d) jeep
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a needle; the needle sits on a radio; the radio pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) needle (c) watch (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) doll (d) igloo
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls an orange; the orange crashes into an ant; the ant chases a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) onion (c) orange (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a drum; the drum jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a vase. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) watch (b) ball (c) apple (d) vase
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) banana (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a kettle; the kettle pulls an onion; the onion sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) kettle (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a sock; the sock chases a mango; the mango falls into a van. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) ant (c) mango (d) urn

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