Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 551 · 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 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a glass; the glass pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) umpire
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a cat; the cat pulls an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) kettle (c) umbrella (d) cat
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a duck; the duck sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) mirror (c) ant (d) monkey
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a guava; the guava tickles a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) umpire (d) mango
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 bucket pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a tent; the tent rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) violin (b) tent (c) shoe (d) ladder
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a jug; the jug chases a ball. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) jug
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an apple; the apple sings to a key; the key crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) key (b) watch (c) apple (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) rope (d) jalebi
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) nest
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a radio; the radio crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) kettle (b) cat (c) radio (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ant (b) lamp (c) pencil (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) orange (c) wallet (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a net; the net falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a needle; the needle sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the net? (a) pencil (b) net (c) drum (d) needle
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) parrot (d) flute
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a needle; the needle rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a kite; the kite falls into a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) kite (c) tomato (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) needle (d) lemon
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a key; the key sings to a vase; the vase sits on a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) banana (c) ball (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a net; the net falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) duck (c) ice cream (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a frog; the frog falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) nest (c) jeep (d) ant
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a rose; the rose tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) ball (b) rose (c) urn (d) frog
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) jug (c) violin (d) needle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) coconut
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) mirror (d) anchor

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