Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 542 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a doll; the doll sits on a frog; the frog falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) frog (c) glass (d) flute
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 jug falls into a ball; the ball sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) cat (c) ball (d) glass
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a frog; the frog chases a fan; the fan jumps over a banana; the banana pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) banana (c) fan (d) onion
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a frog; the frog rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) frog (d) coconut
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) tiger (d) rope
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a key; the key sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) key (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) parrot
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a drum; the drum falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) lamp (c) key (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) urn (b) needle (c) vase (d) glass
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) banana (d) needle
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a rope; the rope sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) net (b) drum (c) urn (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) lemon (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a banana; the banana chases a candle; the candle pulls a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) cat (c) tiger (d) mango
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a mango; the mango pulls a guava; the guava jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) vase (b) ant (c) mango (d) fan
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) rope (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) parrot (b) kettle (c) ball (d) orange
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) violin (d) mirror
33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) jeep (b) wallet (c) spoon (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) doll (c) tent (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a tent; the tent pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) ant (d) tent
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a net; the net jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) cat (c) net (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a watch; the watch chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) orange (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) monkey
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a frog; the frog falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) mirror (b) urn (c) frog (d) jalebi
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) rope

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