Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 919 · 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) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into a violin; the violin pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) radio (d) spoon
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a vase; the vase chases an ant; the ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) ant (d) vase
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) monkey (d) urn
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) duck (d) monkey
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a fan; the fan falls into a doll; the doll tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) doll (c) candle (d) guava
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) monkey (c) nest (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a nest; the nest tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) radio (b) frog (c) nest (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a duck; the duck chases a jug; the jug sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) jug (d) key
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a violin; the violin jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) tomato (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a drum; the drum tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) frog
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a fan; the fan pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) rose (d) violin
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an onion; the onion sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kite. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) urn (b) kite (c) vase (d) onion
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a banana; the banana falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) goat (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a fan; the fan tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) fan (b) ant (c) kite (d) monkey
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on a ball; the ball jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) lamp (b) fan (c) drum (d) ball
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a guava; the guava tickles a tomato; the tomato pulls a tent; the tent sits on a net. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) tent (b) guava (c) tomato (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a coconut; the coconut pulls a doll; the doll sings to a fan; the fan falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) mango (b) doll (c) coconut (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a watch; the watch chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) watch (b) mango (c) umbrella (d) ice cream
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) frog (b) glass (c) bucket (d) jeep
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) jeep (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a watch; the watch chases a guava; the guava crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) guava (d) net

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