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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 241 · 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.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a rose; the rose sings to a glass; the glass tickles a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) flute (c) kite (d) wallet
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a spoon; the spoon falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ladder (b) inkpot (c) umbrella (d) spoon
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a banana; the banana sings to a net; the net crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the net? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) ball (d) net
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to an urn; the urn chases a needle; the needle tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) needle (d) guava
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) urn (d) tomato
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a rose; the rose chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) nest (c) tiger (d) wallet
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) fan (b) whistle (c) apple (d) ladder
  14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a watch; the watch pulls a van; the van sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) watch (c) rose (d) van
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) net (b) wallet (c) jeep (d) ladder
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) umbrella (c) ant (d) whistle
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a net; the net bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) net (d) candle
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a doll; the doll jumps over a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) nest (c) parrot (d) doll
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a van; the van falls into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) ant (c) owl (d) igloo
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles an orange; the orange pulls a rose; the rose falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) urn (b) rose (c) orange (d) umpire
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a van; the van pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) orange (c) drum (d) guava
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a sock; the sock chases a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) sock (b) kettle (c) tent (d) candle
  28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) ice cream (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) wallet
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) owl (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a radio; the radio tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a frog; the frog rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) doll (b) radio (c) frog (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a cat; the cat sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a nest; the nest pulls an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) banana (d) rope
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a violin; the violin tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) violin (c) banana (d) bucket
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a violin; the violin sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) ice cream (d) violin
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) inkpot

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. link it to the next item
  3. step 1
  4. wallet
  5. spoon
  6. banana
  7. urn
  8. tomato
  9. picture the first item
  10. step 3
  11. rose
  12. step 2
  13. whistle
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. rose
  16. jeep
  17. umbrella
  18. jalebi
  19. replay the story
  20. funny actions
  21. that item is lost
  22. duck
  23. ant
  24. umpire
  25. keep linking in order
  26. guava
  27. sock
  28. each link leads on
  29. wallet
  30. link it to the next item
  31. goat
  32. step 4
  33. spoon
  34. cat
  35. bucket
  36. picture the first item
  37. violin
  38. picture the first item
  39. ice cream
  40. mirror

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