← The link and story method lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 714 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. keep linking in order
  3. that item is lost
  4. step 4
  5. link it to the next item
  6. keep linking in order
  7. jalebi
  8. link it to the next item
  9. step 3
  10. each link leads on
  11. picture the first item
  12. urn
  13. anchor
  14. umpire
  15. onion
  16. cat
  17. needle
  18. link it to the next item
  19. replay the story
  20. step 2
  21. fan
  22. umpire
  23. ball
  24. urn
  25. onion
  26. glass
  27. picture the first item
  28. van
  29. wallet
  30. pillow
  31. umbrella
  32. monkey
  33. rope
  34. the pen stirring tea
  35. urn
  36. pencil
  37. picture the first item
  38. radio
  39. cat
  40. flute

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students