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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 124 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a frog; the frog sits on a wallet; the wallet chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ice cream (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) frog
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) pencil (d) bucket
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a spoon; the spoon tickles a flute; the flute sits on an orange; the orange chases an onion. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) sock (d) flute
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) guava (b) flute (c) spoon (d) kite
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) flute
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) rope (b) kettle (c) parrot (d) sock
  13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) watch (d) radio
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) watch
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a violin; the violin sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a jug; the jug sings to an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) violin (c) doll (d) tent
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a radio; the radio chases a drum; the drum bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) orange (d) radio
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into an orange; the orange falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) umpire
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a van; the van falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an apple; the apple tickles a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) van
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) sock (d) pillow
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) sock (d) ice cream
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a needle; the needle jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ball (b) needle (c) jug (d) umpire
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) fan (b) net (c) pillow (d) rose
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a lamp; the lamp chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) lamp
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a nest; the nest falls into an onion; the onion tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) nest (c) doll (d) rose
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a monkey; the monkey pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) monkey (b) coconut (c) candle (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a glass; the glass sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) glass (d) watch
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a rope; the rope falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a drum; the drum sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) radio (d) apple
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a tomato; the tomato sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) duck (b) tomato (c) ice cream (d) ladder
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a key; the key crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) key (c) candle (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a banana; the banana chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the van? (a) inkpot (b) van (c) shoe (d) banana
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a radio; the radio pulls a drum; the drum sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) drum (b) radio (c) flute (d) onion
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kettle (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) shoe

Answer key

  1. funny actions
  2. frog
  3. bucket
  4. picture the first item
  5. flute
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 3
  8. kite
  9. step 2
  10. keep linking in order
  11. wallet
  12. kettle
  13. that item is lost
  14. step 4
  15. radio
  16. jalebi
  17. violin
  18. step 1
  19. drum
  20. vase
  21. keep linking in order
  22. picture the first item
  23. rope
  24. picture the first item
  25. vase
  26. link it to the next item
  27. picture the first item
  28. mango
  29. jug
  30. net
  31. parrot
  32. doll
  33. candle
  34. glass
  35. bucket
  36. ladder
  37. jug
  38. shoe
  39. flute
  40. inkpot

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