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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 280 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) whistle (d) sock
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls an apple; the apple sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) flute (d) inkpot
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) flute (b) drum (c) spoon (d) tent
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a kite; the kite falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) shoe (b) kite (c) lamp (d) pencil
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a candle; the candle falls into a sock; the sock sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) watch (b) sock (c) violin (d) vase
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) banana (b) needle (c) guava (d) nest
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) jeep (d) frog
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) duck (c) coconut (d) violin
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a key; the key sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ladder (b) key (c) spoon (d) igloo
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tiger; the tiger sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) nest (d) guava
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a fan; the fan chases a kite; the kite rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) fan (d) net
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a banana; the banana rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) banana (c) tiger (d) onion
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a watch; the watch falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) tomato
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a goat; the goat tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the net? (a) urn (b) fan (c) flute (d) goat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) van (c) cat (d) mirror
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into an apple; the apple chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) cat (c) rose (d) coconut
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a violin; the violin tickles a cat; the cat sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) violin (b) cat (c) jeep (d) radio
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) key (d) glass
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) glass (c) ball (d) guava
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a van; the van sits on a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) van (c) shoe (d) flute
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) whistle (d) wallet
  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 apple rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a needle; the needle jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) needle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a flute; the flute jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) flute (c) urn (d) whistle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a rose; the rose tickles a net; the net sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) owl (c) parrot (d) net
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an owl; the owl crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) van (c) urn (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a rose; the rose chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a net; the net jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) net (d) rose
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a sock; the sock tickles a glass; the glass chases a rope. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) frog (b) apple (c) sock (d) rope

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. funny actions
  3. replay the story
  4. that item is lost
  5. whistle
  6. flute
  7. drum
  8. kite
  9. link it to the next item
  10. step 1
  11. violin
  12. nest
  13. frog
  14. keep linking in order
  15. picture the first item
  16. duck
  17. key
  18. inkpot
  19. fan
  20. watch
  21. anchor
  22. urn
  23. cat
  24. picture the first item
  25. rose
  26. picture the first item
  27. link it to the next item
  28. violin
  29. tiger
  30. guava
  31. flute
  32. step 4
  33. ant
  34. link it to the next item
  35. kite
  36. urn
  37. net
  38. jug
  39. rose
  40. frog

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