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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 265 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a rope; the rope pulls a goat; the goat falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) duck (b) goat (c) rope (d) candle
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a kettle; the kettle chases an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) inkpot
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a mirror; the mirror chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a tent; the tent bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) tent (b) ant (c) lamp (d) mirror
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rope (b) owl (c) jeep (d) candle
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a tiger; the tiger rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) shoe (c) violin (d) owl
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a guava; the guava pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) guava (b) frog (c) drum (d) rose
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) whistle (c) umbrella (d) lamp
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a glass; the glass sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) goat (c) radio (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) glass (d) onion
  13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a watch. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) watch (d) pencil
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a kite; the kite falls into a key; the key bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) mango (b) key (c) kite (d) frog
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles an ant; the ant sits on an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) sock (c) guava (d) ant
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a fan; the fan crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) fan (b) drum (c) sock (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a jeep; the jeep sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) parrot (d) jeep
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a radio; the radio sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) jeep (d) radio
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a mango; the mango tickles a drum; the drum rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) mango (b) radio (c) fan (d) umbrella
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a jeep; the jeep pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) owl (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) jeep
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles a jug; the jug pulls a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) monkey (d) umpire
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a glass; the glass crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) key (c) glass (d) apple
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) igloo (b) ladder (c) umbrella (d) parrot
  35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a jug; the jug chases a rope; the rope crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rope (b) jug (c) violin (d) whistle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a fan; the fan rolls into a key; the key bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) key (d) parrot
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a violin; the violin rolls into a van; the van bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) van (d) lemon
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) wallet (c) spoon (d) mirror

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. goat
  3. monkey
  4. mirror
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. jeep
  7. keep linking in order
  8. violin
  9. rose
  10. umbrella
  11. radio
  12. onion
  13. that item is lost
  14. picture the first item
  15. ant
  16. replay the story
  17. mango
  18. ant
  19. picture the first item
  20. picture the first item
  21. funny actions
  22. sock
  23. link it to the next item
  24. glass
  25. jeep
  26. umbrella
  27. keep linking in order
  28. owl
  29. picture the first item
  30. tent
  31. step 1
  32. each link leads on
  33. key
  34. igloo
  35. step 4
  36. jug
  37. pencil
  38. picture the first item
  39. tomato
  40. spoon

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