Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 612 · 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) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a fan; the fan chases an igloo; the igloo tickles an owl; the owl falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) fan (b) rope (c) igloo (d) owl
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a tomato; the tomato crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) ant (b) needle (c) flute (d) tomato
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a sock; the sock jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) cat (b) rope (c) sock (d) kite
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an owl; the owl sings to a goat; the goat chases a key. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) goat (b) rope (c) key (d) owl
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a goat; the goat sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) goat (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) frog
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a jug; the jug sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) wallet (d) duck
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) kettle (d) monkey
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a kite; the kite sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) kite
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a frog; the frog chases a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) frog (d) watch
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) igloo (d) radio
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a doll; the doll sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) doll (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) kettle (c) nest (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) jalebi (c) drum (d) coconut
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a net; the net sits on a guava; the guava tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) vase (d) onion
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a flute; the flute crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) shoe (b) coconut (c) orange (d) flute
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a candle; the candle sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lemon (b) monkey (c) watch (d) shoe
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a van; the van jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) mango (b) van (c) watch (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a drum; the drum pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) spoon (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a drum; the drum chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) banana (d) drum
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a sock; the sock falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) radio (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a drum; the drum chases a key; the key falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) key (b) ant (c) drum (d) ball
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a rope; the rope tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) rope (d) banana

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