Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 715 · 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) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) whistle
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) drum (d) violin
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a candle; the candle sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) candle (c) needle (d) apple
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a needle; the needle sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a van; the van sings to a lemon; the lemon sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) van (b) coconut (c) urn (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) candle (b) rope (c) flute (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a cat; the cat rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) doll (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) kettle (d) radio
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) tent (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to an urn; the urn pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) urn (d) wallet
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) bucket (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a vase; the vase crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) igloo (b) nest (c) tomato (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a banana; the banana sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) ant (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) wallet (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) parrot (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a flute; the flute sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) flute (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) pencil (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a goat; the goat tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) goat (b) duck (c) flute (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a key; the key chases a glass; the glass tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) key

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