Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 723 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) tomato (d) monkey
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ant (b) goat (c) glass (d) duck
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) rose (b) frog (c) parrot (d) vase
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a watch; the watch chases a fan. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) watch (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases a lemon; the lemon sits on an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) mango (c) apple (d) lemon
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) ball (b) radio (c) apple (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a nest; the nest chases a van; the van sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) nest (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) pencil
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases a doll; the doll sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) jug (c) bucket (d) doll
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) ice cream (d) umbrella
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a mango; the mango rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) mango (d) jeep
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a flute; the flute chases a drum; the drum tickles a duck; the duck falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) urn (b) duck (c) drum (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a net; the net chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) watch (c) lamp (d) shoe
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into an ant; the ant chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) lemon (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a tent; the tent falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) kite (b) mango (c) pillow (d) tent
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into an ant; the ant sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) lamp (b) banana (c) van (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) shoe (d) glass
34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) goat (b) watch (c) coconut (d) pillow
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a nest; the nest sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a cat; the cat falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) cat
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a kettle; the kettle falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the key? (a) kettle (b) key (c) kite (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a key; the key sings to a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) jug (c) radio (d) candle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a candle; the candle sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) jug (b) candle (c) mirror (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls an urn; the urn falls into an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) umpire (d) urn

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