Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 678 · 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) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a cat; the cat sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a radio; the radio falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) mirror (d) cat
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a mirror; the mirror chases a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) urn (c) doll (d) jug
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an owl; the owl sings to a flute; the flute chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) frog (c) owl (d) coconut
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into an urn; the urn chases a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) urn (d) fan
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a flute; the flute chases a key; the key bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) key (b) flute (c) coconut (d) jug
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles an ant; the ant sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) fan (c) ant (d) rose
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a goat; the goat falls into an owl; the owl sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) goat (c) cat (d) owl
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a goat; the goat tickles an ant; the ant falls into a frog; the frog chases a ball. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ball (b) ant (c) frog (d) goat
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) shoe (c) guava (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a net; the net falls into a tent; the tent pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) net (b) rope (c) tent (d) nest
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a van; the van sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ball (b) duck (c) coconut (d) van
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) doll (c) ice cream (d) key
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
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 shoe falls into a frog; the frog chases an orange; the orange crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) banana (b) shoe (c) frog (d) orange
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) pillow (d) wallet
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a jug; the jug pulls a violin; the violin falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) violin (b) coconut (c) kite (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a banana; the banana chases an onion; the onion jumps over a rose; the rose sits on a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) net (c) rose (d) banana
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) onion (c) orange (d) bucket
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) spoon (b) parrot (c) owl (d) whistle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a net; the net chases an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) glass (b) net (c) kite (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a drum; the drum sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) nest (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a fan; the fan tickles a frog; the frog chases a glass; the glass falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) guava (b) glass (c) frog (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) lemon (d) pencil
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a duck; the duck sings to an ant; the ant pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) urn (c) ant (d) cat
35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a van; the van tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a net. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) net (d) van
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a drum; the drum falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) apple (b) drum (c) tomato (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a net; the net tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) jalebi (c) net (d) violin
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4

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