Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 691 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a net; the net falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a flute; the flute jumps over a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) van (d) net
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an owl; the owl chases an onion; the onion rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) onion (d) frog
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a watch; the watch chases a glass; the glass tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a rope. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) orange (c) glass (d) sock
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a frog; the frog sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) frog (d) needle
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) shoe (d) lamp
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to an apple; the apple falls into a kettle; the kettle chases a glass. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) apple (d) glass
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) coconut (b) owl (c) tiger (d) apple
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a lemon; the lemon falls into a flute; the flute crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) orange (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a lamp; the lamp chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) ant (d) lamp
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a key; the key tickles an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) jalebi
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls an apple; the apple sits on a key; the key falls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) coconut (d) apple
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) lamp (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava; the guava chases a kite. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) kite (b) urn (c) lamp (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a net; the net pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a vase; the vase sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) vase (d) jalebi
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) onion (b) vase (c) tomato (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a rose; the rose chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) vase (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) rose
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a nest; the nest chases a banana; the banana falls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) kite
38. 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) net (d) apple
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tent (b) anchor (c) nest (d) banana

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