Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 999 · 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 umpire rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into a jug; the jug chases a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) orange (c) umpire (d) jug
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a van; the van chases a duck; the duck tickles a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) van (c) whistle (d) duck
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a guava; the guava sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) wallet (c) goat (d) violin
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a guava; the guava chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) ice cream (c) radio (d) guava
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) anchor (b) onion (c) tomato (d) monkey
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a frog; the frog pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a watch. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) sock (b) frog (c) duck (d) pencil
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) rose (c) duck (d) kettle
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a cat; the cat chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) orange (c) cat (d) whistle
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a goat; the goat tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a van. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) guava (c) van (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a watch; the watch pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) owl (d) watch
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a watch; the watch sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) ice cream (b) bucket (c) watch (d) urn
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a rope; the rope tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) frog (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) watch (d) lemon
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) van
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a banana; the banana falls into a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) lemon (c) frog (d) banana
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a net. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) net (b) lemon (c) urn (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a ball; the ball falls into a tent; the tent tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) net (b) lemon (c) ball (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a doll; the doll falls into a vase; the vase chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) violin (c) doll (d) onion
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a radio; the radio pulls a frog; the frog tickles a candle; the candle chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) pillow (c) frog (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a van; the van jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) van (b) urn (c) candle (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a candle; the candle sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) apple (b) spoon (c) candle (d) jeep
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a jeep; the jeep chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) jug (c) jeep (d) wallet

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