Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 895 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a candle; the candle chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) needle (c) jalebi (d) candle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a rope; the rope sings to a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) fan (c) pillow (d) rope
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) tiger (c) candle (d) coconut
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an ant; the ant tickles a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) ice cream
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) drum (b) violin (c) kettle (d) guava
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a drum; the drum falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) drum (c) bucket (d) candle
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a net; the net sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) rope (b) tiger (c) net (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a mango; the mango tickles a sock; the sock sings to a bucket; the bucket pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) bucket (c) doll (d) sock
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) urn (b) umpire (c) apple (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a violin; the violin sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) onion (b) urn (c) violin (d) cat
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an onion; the onion rolls into an apple; the apple sits on an ant; the ant falls into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) ant (c) orange (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a radio; the radio chases an onion; the onion sits on a tomato. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) tomato (d) kettle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a duck; the duck chases an onion; the onion falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) mirror (d) needle
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) needle (c) pillow (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a net. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) banana (d) net
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a net; the net sings to a flute; the flute crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) bucket (b) net (c) guava (d) flute
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a net; the net jumps over a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) candle (c) whistle (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a kite; the kite chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) kite (d) wallet
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles an urn; the urn sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) kettle (b) tomato (c) urn (d) jeep
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a net; the net sings to a ball; the ball pulls a doll; the doll tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the net? (a) kite (b) ball (c) net (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a nest; the nest falls into a jug; the jug crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) nest (b) ant (c) jug (d) ice cream
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a glass; the glass chases a parrot. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) owl (c) parrot (d) glass

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