Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 521 · 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 parrot crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an owl; the owl chases an umpire; the umpire falls into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) owl (c) parrot (d) umpire
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a violin. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) bucket (b) violin (c) wallet (d) ball
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a drum; the drum chases an onion; the onion falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) drum (b) needle (c) onion (d) candle
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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a jalebi; the jalebi chases an owl. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) violin (b) needle (c) owl (d) jalebi
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) onion (d) wallet
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a frog; the frog sits on a cat; the cat falls into a nest; the nest chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) nest (c) anchor (d) frog
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) whistle (b) sock (c) inkpot (d) parrot
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) doll (d) duck
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a banana; the banana falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) banana (c) ladder (d) tomato
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a key; the key sits on a spoon; the spoon falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) umbrella (b) spoon (c) glass (d) key
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a van; the van pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the van? (a) ice cream (b) bucket (c) rope (d) igloo
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to a kettle; the kettle sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) duck (b) frog (c) doll (d) monkey
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a shoe; the shoe pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) sock (b) shoe (c) needle (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a duck; the duck pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a key; the key sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) key (b) urn (c) duck (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a drum; the drum chases a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) doll (c) drum (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a net; the net jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) ball (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) candle (c) radio (d) monkey
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a drum; the drum jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) tent (b) drum (c) candle (d) cat
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a key; the key sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) igloo (d) key

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