Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 587 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases an urn; the urn rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) mirror (d) coconut
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an owl; the owl chases a candle; the candle falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) watch (b) candle (c) owl (d) jeep
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a flute; the flute pulls a rose; the rose sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) flute
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a radio; the radio falls into a van; the van tickles a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) van (c) radio (d) mirror
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a needle; the needle sits on a frog; the frog jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) igloo (c) frog (d) ant
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a jeep; the jeep sits on an owl; the owl pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) pillow (c) jeep (d) pencil
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) ice cream (d) jeep
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
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.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a glass; the glass sings to an apple; the apple jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) mango
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a nest; the nest chases an orange; the orange pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) inkpot (b) nest (c) drum (d) apple
17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on an onion; the onion pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) vase (d) fan
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a rope; the rope chases an ant; the ant sings to an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) apple (d) rope
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a mango; the mango tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) owl (b) coconut (c) radio (d) lamp
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into an owl; the owl tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) owl (d) tomato
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an owl; the owl falls into a drum; the drum tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) owl (c) fan (d) mirror
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a kite; the kite chases a drum; the drum crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) kite (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an ant; the ant pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) igloo (d) mango
29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a ladder. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) ladder (c) violin (d) monkey
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) kite (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tomato (b) spoon (c) watch (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a rose; the rose chases a cat; the cat crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) sock (b) needle (c) rose (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a rope; the rope falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a vase; the vase jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) rope (d) vase
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ball (b) nest (c) candle (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) jalebi (d) duck
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a frog; the frog sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) ladder (c) frog (d) flute

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