Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 82 · 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 glass chases an owl; the owl sits on a ball; the ball crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) glass (c) monkey (d) owl
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a net; the net falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) drum
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a fan; the fan tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ball (b) fan (c) pillow (d) flute
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a mango; the mango sings to a kite; the kite falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) jalebi (b) igloo (c) mango (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) goat (c) jeep (d) violin
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) apple (b) duck (c) urn (d) tent
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a ball; the ball sits on a watch; the watch sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ball (b) ant (c) bucket (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) rope (d) tomato
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a key; the key pulls a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) key (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) fan
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases an orange; the orange tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) orange (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases a doll; the doll pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) doll (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls an apple; the apple jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) igloo (c) onion (d) ball
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a sock; the sock crashes into an urn; the urn tickles a van; the van pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) urn (b) sock (c) tent (d) vase
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a van. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a frog; the frog crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) watch (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a key; the key jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) key (b) needle (c) cat (d) jalebi
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) apple (b) doll (c) guava (d) wallet
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an onion; the onion chases a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) vase (c) onion (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a doll; the doll pulls a glass; the glass sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) kettle (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) violin (d) pencil
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a net; the net bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) fan (b) duck (c) ladder (d) urn

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