Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 516 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a fan; the fan bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) goat (d) fan
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a key; the key sits on a radio; the radio sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) key (c) fan (d) lamp
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an apple; the apple crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) vase (d) candle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a cat; the cat pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) bucket (d) lamp
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an umpire; the umpire falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ice cream (b) candle (c) umpire (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a flute; the flute falls into a cat; the cat sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) tent (c) onion (d) flute
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a sock; the sock chases a van; the van rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a net. Which item comes right after the van? (a) net (b) kite (c) sock (d) van
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a watch. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) frog (b) net (c) duck (d) vase
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a vase; the vase falls into a monkey; the monkey chases a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) whistle (c) doll (d) monkey
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a nest; the nest sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) kettle (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) flute (d) frog
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a guava; the guava chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) frog (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a banana; the banana sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) banana (b) drum (c) nest (d) monkey
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a goat; the goat sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jalebi (b) goat (c) rope (d) shoe
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) bucket (b) parrot (c) tomato (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) shoe (d) lemon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a mango; the mango pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) jalebi (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a duck; the duck chases a needle; the needle sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) goat (c) needle (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an umpire; the umpire chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a banana; the banana rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) umpire (d) pillow
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) inkpot
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) doll (b) jug (c) coconut (d) kettle

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