Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 60 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a rose; the rose falls into a guava; the guava sings to a doll; the doll tickles a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) guava (c) cat (d) rose
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 coconut bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) coconut (b) urn (c) radio (d) ice cream
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an apple; the apple crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a glass. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) apple (d) doll
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a guava; the guava chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a key; the key tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a rope. Which item comes right before the key? (a) jug (b) key (c) rope (d) lamp
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a watch; the watch crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the net? (a) bucket (b) net (c) coconut (d) watch
21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) rope (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a nest; the nest chases a tent. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) umbrella (b) needle (c) bucket (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls an apple; the apple sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) kite (d) whistle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a flute; the flute rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) needle (b) violin (c) flute (d) igloo
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a van; the van jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) radio (c) anchor (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an owl; the owl crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) jeep (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a nest; the nest chases a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) tomato (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a fan; the fan chases a nest; the nest pulls an urn; the urn crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) anchor (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a candle; the candle tickles a rope; the rope falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) jug (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) jeep (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) needle (d) pillow
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an onion; the onion sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) jalebi (b) onion (c) kettle (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) rope (d) shoe

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