Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 801 · 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) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) radio (c) coconut (d) rope
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a glass; the glass pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) glass
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a doll; the doll pulls an orange; the orange jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) vase
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a doll; the doll tickles a needle; the needle sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) duck (c) ladder (d) glass
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a rope. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) rope (b) kettle (c) jalebi (d) drum
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an ant; the ant chases a goat; the goat falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) goat (d) violin
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a net; the net sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) umpire (c) key (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) watch
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.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a flute; the flute tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a net; the net tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jalebi (b) net (c) wallet (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) tomato (b) parrot (c) rose (d) ball
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 frog falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a tent; the tent rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) cat (c) frog (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a vase; the vase sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) vase (c) doll (d) ant
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a rose; the rose tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an urn. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) rose
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a nest; the nest chases a net; the net jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) spoon
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 ball bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a duck; the duck jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) ball (c) duck (d) coconut
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a needle; the needle falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) cat (d) pillow
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a glass; the glass sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) anchor (d) owl
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 urn sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) urn (c) bucket (d) ball
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) spoon (b) orange (c) cat (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a key; the key falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) wallet (d) key
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) rose (c) ladder (d) mirror

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