Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 638 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a jug; the jug chases a doll. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) ball (d) jug
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a nest; the nest tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) nest (b) drum (c) banana (d) whistle
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a pillow; the pillow sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) pillow (b) apple (c) flute (d) parrot
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a sock; the sock rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) rope (c) shoe (d) inkpot
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a frog; the frog crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) ant (c) goat (d) lamp
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) fan
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) duck (d) ladder
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a needle; the needle chases a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) drum (c) needle (d) watch
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a kite; the kite tickles a flute; the flute jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) jug (c) kite (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a key; the key chases a ball; the ball crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) needle (c) onion (d) glass
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a key; the key pulls an orange; the orange tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) van (c) orange (d) key
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a watch; the watch tickles a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) tent (c) key (d) flute
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) mango (c) shoe (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a pillow; the pillow chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) watch (c) ant (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a tent; the tent bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) tent (c) nest (d) needle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) lemon (d) flute
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a banana; the banana falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) tiger (b) banana (c) drum (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a fan; the fan tickles a drum; the drum sits on a parrot; the parrot chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) drum (b) parrot (c) orange (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a rope; the rope sits on a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) doll (b) goat (c) ant (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a net; the net rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) onion (c) mango (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) jug (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a rope; the rope sits on a candle; the candle sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) onion (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a needle; the needle tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) cat

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