Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 584 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) rose (d) nest
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a flute; the flute tickles a jug; the jug pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) flute (c) whistle (d) watch
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) anchor (d) kettle
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into an apple; the apple sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) apple
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) drum (b) violin (c) apple (d) pencil
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a net; the net tickles a van. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) net (b) van (c) jeep (d) umbrella
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles an ant; the ant sits on a spoon; the spoon chases an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) lemon (c) igloo (d) ant
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a tent; the tent rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) tent (c) spoon (d) flute
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a vase; the vase falls into a tent; the tent tickles a watch; the watch jumps over a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) watch (c) mango (d) vase
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) lemon (c) banana (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a radio; the radio jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) orange (c) igloo (d) cat
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.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an urn; the urn sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a van; the van pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) wallet (b) urn (c) goat (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a drum; the drum sings to a mango; the mango pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) rose (b) drum (c) ant (d) mango
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a frog; the frog pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) jeep
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a banana; the banana sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) rope (d) banana
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a tent; the tent chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) doll (c) umbrella (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a fan; the fan sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) spoon (b) goat (c) ant (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a monkey; the monkey chases a banana; the banana crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) banana (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a frog; the frog pulls a fan; the fan chases an owl; the owl sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) fan (d) ant
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a flute; the flute sits on a frog; the frog falls into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) frog (c) monkey (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a glass; the glass tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls an ant; the ant falls into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) kettle (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a pencil; the pencil chases an umpire; the umpire pulls an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) lemon
40. 40.🔗 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

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