Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 974 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a tent; the tent sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) apple (d) rose
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.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a watch; the watch falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) anchor (d) sock
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into an ant; the ant chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) goat (b) rope (c) net (d) ant
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a violin; the violin falls into a duck; the duck pulls a key; the key crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) key (c) guava (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a vase; the vase chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) vase (b) cat (c) glass (d) net
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a needle; the needle chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) sock (c) umpire (d) shoe
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) rope (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a rose; the rose sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a drum; the drum chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) drum (b) tomato (c) bucket (d) rose
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an apple; the apple chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) ball (d) anchor
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a cat; the cat chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) monkey (b) cat (c) glass (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a needle; the needle sits on a doll; the doll tickles a violin; the violin crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) needle (b) violin (c) doll (d) kite
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an owl; the owl chases a fan; the fan jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) watch (d) owl
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) coconut (d) monkey
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) urn (b) glass (c) candle (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a nest; the nest crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a drum; the drum rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ladder (b) nest (c) net (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a goat; the goat sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) cat (b) key (c) violin (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a kite; the kite sits on a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) guava (d) kite
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a van; the van jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) van (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a radio; the radio rolls into a vase; the vase sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) vase (b) frog (c) ladder (d) radio
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a doll; the doll crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into an ant; the ant sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) doll (b) ant (c) duck (d) banana
40. 40.🔗 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

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