Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 583 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a watch; the watch rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) watch (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) frog
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a net; the net sits on a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) tiger
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) needle (c) cat (d) bucket
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles an ant; the ant falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) umpire (c) ball (d) ant
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a cat; the cat pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) cat (b) tiger (c) mirror (d) frog
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a cat; the cat tickles a frog; the frog sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) owl
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a net; the net crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) key (b) monkey (c) nest (d) net
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) anchor (b) shoe (c) bucket (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a frog; the frog falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) frog (b) banana (c) owl (d) mango
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a nest; the nest chases a glass; the glass sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) glass (d) nest
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a watch; the watch jumps over an owl; the owl pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) watch (b) jug (c) tomato (d) igloo
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a fan; the fan sings to an onion; the onion sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) apple (b) vase (c) fan (d) mango
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a key; the key falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) key
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a parrot; the parrot pulls an ant; the ant tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) doll (c) parrot (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) spoon (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) parrot (c) guava (d) whistle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a doll; the doll sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) jeep (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a key; the key chases a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) kite (d) key
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a mirror; the mirror pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) tomato (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a needle; the needle falls into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) needle (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles a lemon; the lemon jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) drum (c) fan (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a flute; the flute tickles a rose; the rose chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) flute (b) rose (c) ladder (d) shoe

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