Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 643 · 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, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) guava (b) ant (c) urn (d) drum
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) umpire
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) vase (b) igloo (c) urn (d) owl
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a pencil; the pencil chases an ant. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) pencil (b) urn (c) doll (d) umpire
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a ball; the ball chases a key. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) inkpot (b) monkey (c) glass (d) ball
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a duck; the duck jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a key; the key crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) duck (c) onion (d) ice cream
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ladder (b) lamp (c) mirror (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a violin; the violin falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over an orange; the orange pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) nest (b) orange (c) spoon (d) onion
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a guava; the guava sings to a radio; the radio chases a nest; the nest rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) ball (b) nest (c) cat (d) radio
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a watch; the watch pulls a doll; the doll falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) doll (b) goat (c) tiger (d) watch
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) onion (c) bucket (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) spoon (b) nest (c) jalebi (d) wallet
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to a fan; the fan falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) monkey (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) fan
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a doll; the doll chases a sock; the sock crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) doll (d) sock
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a glass; the glass rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a vase; the vase sings to a violin; the violin tickles a ball; the ball rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) violin (c) ladder (d) ball
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) radio (b) rose (c) fan (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a ball; the ball chases a jug; the jug sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a frog; the frog falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a candle; the candle jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) vase (c) onion (d) mango
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a fan; the fan sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) mango (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a drum; the drum pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) drum (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a jug; the jug falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) fan (b) jug (c) igloo (d) drum

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