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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 322 · 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 jalebi bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) kettle
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jug (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) ball
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a candle; the candle sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) violin (b) net (c) candle (d) umpire
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) apple (b) ladder (c) sock (d) jalebi
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a van; the van sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) nest (b) van (c) pencil (d) fan
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a guava; the guava pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) guava (b) radio (c) ball (d) urn
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) pencil (d) jeep
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) kite
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) lemon (d) onion
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a van; the van falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the van? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) duck (d) ball
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) nest (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a ball; the ball pulls an owl; the owl sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) tomato (d) duck
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) igloo (b) kettle (c) ice cream (d) ant
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a needle; the needle tickles an orange. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) orange (d) jalebi
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a radio; the radio crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) radio (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over an urn. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) tomato (b) urn (c) owl (d) banana
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a goat; the goat chases a lemon; the lemon tickles an owl; the owl falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) owl (b) duck (c) goat (d) lemon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a goat; the goat chases a banana; the banana pulls a watch; the watch jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) watch (d) cat
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) cat (d) igloo
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a duck; the duck pulls an urn; the urn chases a flute; the flute tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) flute (d) pencil
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a frog; the frog chases an urn; the urn sings to an orange; the orange falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) flute (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) cat (b) apple (c) frog (d) fan
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

Answer key

  1. kettle
  2. bucket
  3. step 1
  4. each link leads on
  5. replay the story
  6. candle
  7. that item is lost
  8. step 4
  9. jalebi
  10. funny actions
  11. picture the first item
  12. step 2
  13. pencil
  14. link it to the next item
  15. guava
  16. link it to the next item
  17. step 3
  18. onion
  19. keep linking in order
  20. kite
  21. picture the first item
  22. onion
  23. keep linking in order
  24. picture the first item
  25. ball
  26. link it to the next item
  27. jeep
  28. tomato
  29. ant
  30. jeep
  31. picture the first item
  32. mirror
  33. tomato
  34. duck
  35. umbrella
  36. igloo
  37. pencil
  38. frog
  39. apple
  40. picture the first item

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