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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 186 · 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 umpire sits on a violin; the violin falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a doll. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) urn (d) shoe
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a banana; the banana chases a fan; the fan sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) onion (d) glass
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a violin; the violin sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) candle (b) owl (c) pencil (d) violin
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a drum; the drum chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) drum (d) tiger
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a violin; the violin sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) flute (b) kite (c) kettle (d) ball
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a flute; the flute chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) mango (b) ant (c) bucket (d) flute
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava; the guava tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) goat (d) shoe
  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 drum sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) drum (b) guava (c) tomato (d) orange
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a goat; the goat tickles a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) igloo (c) kite (d) radio
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a doll; the doll tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a glass; the glass pulls a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) umpire (d) goat
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a fan; the fan pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) kite (b) fan (c) shoe (d) monkey
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a rose; the rose crashes into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) watch (d) rose
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a rose; the rose sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) rose (b) cat (c) coconut (d) pencil
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a drum; the drum falls into a glass; the glass sits on a van; the van pulls a tomato. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) van (b) urn (c) glass (d) drum
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a needle; the needle rolls into an urn; the urn tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) candle (c) urn (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) cat
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a rope; the rope pulls a monkey; the monkey chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) pencil (b) goat (c) spoon (d) rope
  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 tomato falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) radio (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. violin
  2. wallet
  3. violin
  4. link it to the next item
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. each link leads on
  7. keep linking in order
  8. replay the story
  9. that item is lost
  10. funny actions
  11. tiger
  12. step 2
  13. link it to the next item
  14. doll
  15. picture the first item
  16. step 1
  17. picture the first item
  18. kettle
  19. step 3
  20. bucket
  21. shoe
  22. link it to the next item
  23. tomato
  24. step 4
  25. igloo
  26. doll
  27. shoe
  28. picture the first item
  29. picture the first item
  30. rose
  31. keep linking in order
  32. pencil
  33. drum
  34. link it to the next item
  35. parrot
  36. jalebi
  37. picture the first item
  38. goat
  39. keep linking in order
  40. tomato

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