Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 518 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a glass; the glass chases a candle; the candle sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) candle
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into an urn; the urn tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a fan; the fan chases a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) candle (c) jeep (d) umbrella
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an apple; the apple pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) cat (c) onion (d) orange
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a violin; the violin falls into an onion; the onion sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) apple (b) onion (c) guava (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) drum (c) pillow (d) mango
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) guava (c) key (d) umpire
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a guava; the guava chases a rope; the rope jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) net (b) candle (c) rope (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a vase; the vase sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) sock (c) vase (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a tent; the tent chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) rose (d) monkey
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a drum; the drum sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a van; the van falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) umpire (b) van (c) drum (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) watch
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a nest; the nest sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) urn (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a banana; the banana chases a fan; the fan sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) jug (c) jeep (d) inkpot
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a radio; the radio tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) goat (c) drum (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a wallet; the wallet chases an apple; the apple pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) wallet (d) umpire
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a goat; the goat crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a flute; the flute sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) flute (c) mango (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) kettle (b) mirror (c) guava (d) onion
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto a net; the net sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) ball (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a needle; the needle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) jalebi (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a shoe; the shoe chases an umpire; the umpire falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) rope (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a doll; the doll sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a glass; the glass jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) guava (c) doll (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into an orange; the orange sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) goat (b) key (c) apple (d) jalebi
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a fan; the fan falls into a drum; the drum sits on a tent; the tent pulls a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) drum (c) sock (d) tent

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