Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 812 · 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 ice cream falls into a net; the net bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a rose; the rose pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) net (d) inkpot
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a net; the net jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) van (c) ice cream (d) ladder
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a rose; the rose pulls a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) glass (c) jug (d) guava
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) orange (d) mirror
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a radio; the radio crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) radio (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a kite; the kite chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) kite (d) sock
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a cat; the cat pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) net (d) drum
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a mirror; the mirror chases a van; the van crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) needle (b) van (c) watch (d) mirror
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) jalebi (d) rope
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a flute; the flute falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) flute (d) whistle
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a guava; the guava pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) ladder (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a drum; the drum sits on an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) van (c) owl (d) drum
25. 25.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a ball; the ball rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) ball (d) ant
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a duck; the duck jumps over a doll; the doll sings to a drum; the drum rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) nest (b) duck (c) umbrella (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a van; the van pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the van? (a) fan (b) rope (c) glass (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) inkpot (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) anchor (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an owl; the owl rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a mango; the mango pulls a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) owl (c) mango (d) ball
33. 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) jalebi (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a kettle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) fan (b) guava (c) pencil (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an onion. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) umbrella (b) pillow (c) ladder (d) jalebi
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into an orange; the orange rolls into a flute; the flute falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) orange (b) drum (c) lemon (d) flute

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