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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 222 · 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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a cat; the cat tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a net; the net chases a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) sock (d) net
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) rope
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a mango; the mango crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a kettle; the kettle chases an orange. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) mango (d) tomato
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a banana; the banana pulls a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) banana (d) mango
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) mango (d) spoon
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a key; the key crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) key (b) lamp (c) parrot (d) tent
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a frog; the frog tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) kite (b) frog (c) pillow (d) ladder
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) mango (c) duck (d) tomato
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) nest (c) glass (d) mirror
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a mango; the mango jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) umpire (d) mango
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) duck (c) goat (d) key
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) apple (d) umbrella
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) fan (b) vase (c) tomato (d) orange
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) guava (d) igloo
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a candle; the candle chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) ladder
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a vase; the vase jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) vase (b) drum (c) tent (d) ice cream
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls a key; the key crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) needle (c) apple (d) kettle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a glass; the glass falls into a radio; the radio pulls a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) drum (c) glass (d) jeep
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a net; the net crashes into a frog; the frog chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) radio (d) van
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) cat
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) urn (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a candle; the candle chases a frog; the frog jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) ice cream (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a jug; the jug sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) ball (d) anchor
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) goat (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a radio; the radio jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a guava; the guava pulls a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) net (d) shoe

Answer key

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

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