Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 985 · 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) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) ladder (d) violin
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a duck; the duck sits on a key. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) wallet (c) banana (d) key
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a rope. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) flute (b) lemon (c) pillow (d) anchor
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) parrot (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) urn
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) rose (b) inkpot (c) needle (d) rope
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) glass (b) candle (c) frog (d) jeep
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) onion (d) whistle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a goat; the goat falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) ball (d) monkey
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a flute; the flute chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) violin (c) mirror (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a fan; the fan crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) needle (c) radio (d) jalebi
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a vase; the vase jumps over an apple; the apple rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) onion (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a glass; the glass falls into an apple; the apple sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) apple (d) banana
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a rope; the rope sings to a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) rope
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) violin (c) frog (d) vase
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) jeep (d) spoon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a needle; the needle jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases an owl. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) lemon (d) ant
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
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 rope rolls into a nest; the nest falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) tiger (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) rope
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a rope; the rope chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) rope (b) rose (c) glass (d) duck
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a rose; the rose sings to a watch; the watch pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) banana (d) ant
40. 40.🔗 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

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