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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 142 · 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, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) igloo
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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 cat crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a rose; the rose falls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) cat (d) owl
  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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) urn (b) violin (c) cat (d) spoon
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) jug (d) jalebi
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a net. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) doll (c) banana (d) net
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) flute
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a net; the net crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) wallet (b) mirror (c) goat (d) shoe
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a fan; the fan sings to a frog; the frog tickles a coconut; the coconut pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) frog (c) coconut (d) fan
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) duck (d) jalebi
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a radio; the radio chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) orange (c) apple (d) radio
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an ant; the ant tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) drum (d) kite
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a van; the van bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a cat. Which item comes right before the van? (a) cat (b) owl (c) frog (d) drum
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a cat; the cat sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) cat (c) jeep (d) watch
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a tent; the tent sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) wallet (d) sock
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) tiger
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a van; the van jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) cat (b) duck (c) tomato (d) fan
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a cat; the cat pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) cat (d) jalebi
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a mango; the mango falls into a tent; the tent tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) mango (c) tent (d) candle
  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.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a net; the net falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) vase (c) radio (d) shoe
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  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 cat crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) fan (c) violin (d) tomato
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. violin
  3. keep linking in order
  4. link it to the next item
  5. cat
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 1
  8. the pen stirring tea
  9. replay the story
  10. spoon
  11. that item is lost
  12. jalebi
  13. net
  14. funny actions
  15. coconut
  16. mirror
  17. fan
  18. anchor
  19. apple
  20. kite
  21. frog
  22. cat
  23. picture the first item
  24. step 2
  25. wallet
  26. inkpot
  27. picture the first item
  28. fan
  29. link it to the next item
  30. bucket
  31. doll
  32. link it to the next item
  33. each link leads on
  34. radio
  35. picture the first item
  36. coconut
  37. step 4
  38. picture the first item
  39. violin
  40. picture the first item

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