Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 977 · 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 vase jumps over a radio; the radio sings to a key; the key sits on an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) key (c) ice cream (d) vase
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a radio; the radio tickles an ant; the ant sits on a lemon. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) ant
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a van; the van crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) jug (d) bucket
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a flute; the flute sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a violin; the violin jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) kettle (c) flute (d) inkpot
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases an urn; the urn crashes into a candle; the candle sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) glass (b) candle (c) lamp (d) nest
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a doll; the doll jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) doll
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a mango; the mango pulls a frog; the frog sings to an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) onion (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) umbrella (c) net (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) radio (c) ladder (d) bucket
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a candle; the candle sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) candle (b) jug (c) parrot (d) tomato
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a duck; the duck chases a guava; the guava sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) banana (b) guava (c) duck (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a key; the key falls into a radio; the radio pulls a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) kettle (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) radio
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls an apple; the apple rolls into a net; the net crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) net (d) apple
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a pillow; the pillow sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a van. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) van (b) pillow (c) ball (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) kite (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) sock
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a nest; the nest sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) banana (b) nest (c) sock (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a net; the net falls into an urn; the urn jumps over an umpire; the umpire chases a key. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jug (b) umpire (c) key (d) urn
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls an apple; the apple jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) apple (b) banana (c) fan (d) rose
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases an igloo; the igloo pulls a van. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) van (c) igloo (d) mango
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a candle; the candle sits on an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) umbrella (c) umpire (d) candle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a radio; the radio tickles a key; the key pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) radio (c) key (d) spoon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles an owl; the owl chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) umpire (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) banana (c) radio (d) ice cream
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a tiger; the tiger sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 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

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