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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 338 · 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 picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a flute; the flute rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) frog (d) sock
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a cat; the cat falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) tiger (b) whistle (c) duck (d) parrot
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a jug; the jug crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) tiger (d) jug
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a van; the van tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) kettle (c) van (d) umbrella
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) mirror (d) jug
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a nest; the nest chases a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) nest (c) coconut (d) urn
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) pillow (c) frog (d) lamp
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a net; the net tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the net? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) net (d) kite
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a jug; the jug chases a frog; the frog sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) mango (b) frog (c) jeep (d) jug
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) radio (d) mango
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a jug; the jug sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) jug (d) pencil
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a violin; the violin tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) pencil (c) apple (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) drum (b) vase (c) cat (d) goat
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a violin; the violin sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a kite; the kite crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) watch (b) kite (c) pillow (d) tiger
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) banana (c) key (d) jug
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a lemon; the lemon chases an orange; the orange tickles a rose; the rose sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) lemon (d) fan
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a glass; the glass chases an urn; the urn crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) urn (d) sock
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a frog; the frog sings to an ant; the ant chases a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) frog (c) lemon (d) flute
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a tiger; the tiger jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a jug; the jug sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) key
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) rose (d) lemon
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) frog (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) jeep
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a vase. Which item comes right after the net? (a) pencil (b) vase (c) net (d) anchor
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) wallet
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a parrot; the parrot falls into a watch; the watch sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) wallet (c) parrot (d) umpire
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a drum; the drum sings to a flute; the flute crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) goat (d) flute

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. shoe
  4. replay the story
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. step 1
  7. whistle
  8. violin
  9. that item is lost
  10. umbrella
  11. picture the first item
  12. step 2
  13. mirror
  14. step 4
  15. urn
  16. mirror
  17. bucket
  18. picture the first item
  19. step 3
  20. jug
  21. mango
  22. lamp
  23. violin
  24. funny actions
  25. goat
  26. keep linking in order
  27. tiger
  28. banana
  29. lemon
  30. wallet
  31. flute
  32. ice cream
  33. lemon
  34. picture the first item
  35. inkpot
  36. link it to the next item
  37. anchor
  38. watch
  39. wallet
  40. drum

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