Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 786 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a rope; the rope falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) mango (d) nest
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a net; the net jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) anchor (d) net
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a fan; the fan chases a sock; the sock pulls a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) sock (c) tent (d) ant
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a frog; the frog jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) nest (c) frog (d) pillow
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a sock. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) sock (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a watch; the watch falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) nest (d) watch
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) monkey (b) coconut (c) kettle (d) mango
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a key. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) apple (c) key (d) tomato
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a candle; the candle chases a ball; the ball tickles a watch; the watch crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) candle (b) apple (c) watch (d) ball
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls a violin; the violin rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) anchor (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a jug; the jug falls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) candle (c) rope (d) cat
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an ant; the ant rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles an onion; the onion bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) ladder (c) onion (d) duck
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) violin (b) goat (c) pencil (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to an orange; the orange chases an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) orange (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles an orange; the orange falls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) kettle (d) orange
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a radio; the radio sits on a goat; the goat chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tomato (b) goat (c) jeep (d) radio
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a key; the key pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) banana (c) parrot (d) duck
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a jug. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) inkpot (d) jug
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a glass; the glass sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) candle (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a van; the van sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) van (d) key

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