Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 725 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 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
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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a cat; the cat crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a violin; the violin sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) owl (b) violin (c) ball (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) ladder
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) shoe (b) tiger (c) monkey (d) bucket
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) flute (d) candle
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a net; the net crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a kite; the kite tickles a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) igloo (b) net (c) kite (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a van; the van sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) van (c) needle (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a vase; the vase pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) vase (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) kite
23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases an apple; the apple rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) bucket (c) apple (d) umpire
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) violin (b) cat (c) apple (d) wallet
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a glass; the glass pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) guava (c) drum (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a vase; the vase sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) drum (b) vase (c) van (d) flute
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) kite (c) tiger (d) tomato
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ladder (b) kite (c) flute (d) umbrella
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a radio; the radio pulls an owl; the owl tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) umbrella (b) apple (c) radio (d) rope
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a nest; the nest bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a kite; the kite crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) frog (b) vase (c) kite (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a doll; the doll rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) guava (d) doll
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) whistle (c) candle (d) jeep
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) candle (d) lemon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a glass; the glass pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) sock (c) lamp (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) onion (b) needle (c) coconut (d) umpire
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) glass (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 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

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