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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 128 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a rope; the rope falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a kite; the kite sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) kite (d) rope
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a banana; the banana chases a doll; the doll pulls a ball; the ball tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) candle (b) banana (c) ball (d) doll
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a drum; the drum falls into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) fan (c) drum (d) radio
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an apple; the apple falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) net (b) rose (c) apple (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into an apple; the apple sings to a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) fan (d) sock
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a violin; the violin sings to a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) violin
  14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) tiger (d) duck
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a goat; the goat sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) goat (d) duck
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a key; the key jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the key? (a) banana (b) watch (c) jeep (d) glass
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a needle; the needle pulls a drum; the drum tickles a rose; the rose chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) rose (d) radio
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an apple; the apple pulls a nest; the nest sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) wallet (b) onion (c) owl (d) apple
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) jalebi
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a nest; the nest sits on a van; the van rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) spoon (c) nest (d) tent
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a cat; the cat falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on an onion; the onion crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) onion (d) umbrella
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a rope; the rope crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) rope (d) spoon
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles an apple; the apple sings to a jug; the jug falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) violin (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) guava (d) jug
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a kite; the kite crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) kite (c) flute (d) pencil
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a key; the key chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the key? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) tomato (d) monkey
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a radio; the radio falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) vase (d) tent
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a banana; the banana falls into an urn; the urn pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) ant (d) urn
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a key; the key sings to a tent; the tent crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) van (c) umbrella (d) tent
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an ant; the ant chases a duck; the duck sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) duck (b) guava (c) ant (d) lamp
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a frog; the frog sits on a candle; the candle falls into a cat; the cat pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ball (b) fan (c) frog (d) candle

Answer key

  1. fan
  2. funny actions
  3. step 1
  4. banana
  5. replay the story
  6. radio
  7. step 2
  8. step 3
  9. link it to the next item
  10. picture the first item
  11. rose
  12. sock
  13. frog
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. keep linking in order
  16. anchor
  17. anchor
  18. jeep
  19. drum
  20. that item is lost
  21. picture the first item
  22. owl
  23. lamp
  24. tent
  25. picture the first item
  26. cat
  27. rope
  28. drum
  29. picture the first item
  30. jug
  31. kite
  32. link it to the next item
  33. monkey
  34. parrot
  35. urn
  36. umbrella
  37. duck
  38. step 4
  39. keep linking in order
  40. candle

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