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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 182 · 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 flute crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a doll; the doll sits on an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) doll (c) apple (d) umpire
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) radio (c) jug (d) shoe
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over a van; the van sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) pillow (c) van (d) bucket
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a flute; the flute sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) rope (c) coconut (d) cat
  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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) rope (b) tiger (c) vase (d) jalebi
  12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan; the fan falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a van. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) fan
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a net; the net sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) radio (c) net (d) mirror
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a mirror; the mirror chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) candle (b) onion (c) mirror (d) ice cream
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a duck; the duck chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) lemon (c) coconut (d) mango
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an apple; the apple sits on a fan; the fan pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) apple (d) fan
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a key; the key falls into a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) key (c) radio (d) pillow
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a violin; the violin chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) tiger (b) rope (c) violin (d) spoon
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an ant; the ant tickles a doll; the doll sits on a goat; the goat chases a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) ant (c) guava (d) goat
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a net; the net jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) lemon (c) watch (d) ladder
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a nest; the nest falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) flute (d) nest
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a rope; the rope chases a ball; the ball jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) ball (c) coconut (d) kite
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases an urn; the urn crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) needle (b) owl (c) urn (d) lamp
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a doll; the doll tickles a ladder; the ladder sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) doll (c) ladder (d) candle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a glass; the glass falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) glass (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) mirror
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a ball; the ball sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) apple (c) ball (d) onion
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over a kettle; the kettle rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) ice cream (b) kettle (c) monkey (d) anchor
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a drum; the drum jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a mango; the mango sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) mango (d) drum
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) guava (b) sock (c) rose (d) cat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) violin (d) nest

Answer key

  1. umpire
  2. radio
  3. picture the first item
  4. step 1
  5. bucket
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 3
  8. coconut
  9. link it to the next item
  10. funny actions
  11. vase
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. fan
  14. radio
  15. mirror
  16. that item is lost
  17. mango
  18. step 4
  19. keep linking in order
  20. step 2
  21. replay the story
  22. apple
  23. pillow
  24. rope
  25. picture the first item
  26. kite
  27. watch
  28. nest
  29. ball
  30. link it to the next item
  31. owl
  32. doll
  33. mirror
  34. keep linking in order
  35. each link leads on
  36. onion
  37. monkey
  38. tiger
  39. guava
  40. tiger

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