Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 962 · 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, 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a kite; the kite sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a needle; the needle sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) umpire (b) needle (c) kite (d) jalebi
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) ice cream
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a vase; the vase falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) vase (d) igloo
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a key; the key sings to a drum; the drum chases a fan; the fan falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) cat (b) flute (c) drum (d) key
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) nest
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a van; the van jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) van
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles a jug; the jug jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) jug (d) fan
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
19. 19.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a violin; the violin sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a van. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) igloo (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) van
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) needle (c) whistle (d) shoe
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls an ant; the ant chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) glass (c) ant (d) pencil
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) cat (d) jeep
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an urn; the urn chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) parrot (d) lamp
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a cat; the cat rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) duck (d) anchor
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) monkey (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) sock
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a key; the key chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) watch (b) ball (c) spoon (d) key
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) glass (c) lamp (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) mango (d) spoon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) duck (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a mango; the mango sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) mango (c) anchor (d) nest
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a cat; the cat sings to a key; the key bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a frog. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) shoe (b) frog (c) goat (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) lemon (d) jeep
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 monkey jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) onion (b) watch (c) spoon (d) monkey

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