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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

Answer key

  1. radio
  2. link it to the next item
  3. step 1
  4. needle
  5. replay the story
  6. keep linking in order
  7. funny actions
  8. tomato
  9. sock
  10. step 2
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. step 3
  13. picture the first item
  14. each link leads on
  15. violin
  16. link it to the next item
  17. picture the first item
  18. link it to the next item
  19. onion
  20. ladder
  21. link it to the next item
  22. duck
  23. duck
  24. rose
  25. urn
  26. picture the first item
  27. step 4
  28. whistle
  29. sock
  30. doll
  31. anchor
  32. keep linking in order
  33. that item is lost
  34. picture the first item
  35. banana
  36. nest
  37. pencil
  38. goat
  39. orange
  40. lemon

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