Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 699 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) duck (c) drum (d) orange
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a watch; the watch chases a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) radio (b) watch (c) parrot (d) mango
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) glass (b) candle (c) shoe (d) urn
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) inkpot
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a net; the net falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the net? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) guava (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a drum; the drum rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) tent (c) kettle (d) coconut
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.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a fan; the fan sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) goat (b) fan (c) violin (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an urn; the urn sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) ladder (d) onion
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a doll; the doll tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) doll (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) rose (d) umpire
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) umpire (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) goat (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a ladder; the ladder tickles a duck; the duck pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) rose (d) urn
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) ant (d) wallet
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a kite; the kite crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) candle (c) kite (d) jalebi
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) coconut (c) igloo (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) kettle (b) shoe (c) jug (d) parrot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a frog; the frog falls into a sock; the sock chases a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) ant (c) sock (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an apple; the apple rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) urn (b) apple (c) cat (d) flute
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a net; the net falls into a rose; the rose chases a duck. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) monkey (d) rose
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a vase; the vase sings to a van; the van bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) van (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a drum; the drum sings to a van. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) drum (d) van
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a tent; the tent sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) tent (b) rose (c) coconut (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) kettle (d) watch

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