Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 680 · 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 uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a needle; the needle tickles a fan; the fan falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) key (c) fan (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a flute; the flute sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) drum (b) frog (c) tomato (d) guava
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a guava; the guava pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) fan (c) orange (d) ice cream
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an orange; the orange falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) radio (c) violin (d) fan
13. 13.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a fan; the fan crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) fan (c) apple (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a van; the van jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) apple (d) frog
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases an ant; the ant jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) pillow (c) ant (d) jalebi
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a ball; the ball tickles a key; the key pulls a net. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) net (c) ball (d) key
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a tent; the tent sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) nest (b) tent (c) ball (d) ant
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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella chases a mirror; the mirror sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) pillow (c) lemon (d) mirror
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 glass sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a net; the net tickles an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) net (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a duck; the duck sings to a jeep; the jeep jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ball (b) duck (c) parrot (d) jeep
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.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a net; the net falls into a needle; the needle sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) owl (c) needle (d) net
31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) mango (b) drum (c) monkey (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a cat; the cat chases a drum; the drum jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) drum (b) cat (c) ball (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) candle (d) spoon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket; the bucket pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) key (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a guava; the guava pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) mirror (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a duck; the duck chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) ant (c) duck (d) lamp

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