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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 344 · 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 monkey pulls a watch; the watch crashes into a banana; the banana chases a duck; the duck sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) banana (d) duck
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) tent (d) mango
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a kite; the kite falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kite (c) drum (d) guava
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) jeep (d) frog
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a kite; the kite falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a violin; the violin pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) violin (c) kite (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a sock; the sock pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) doll (c) lamp (d) guava
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) whistle
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) flute (d) drum
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a key; the key tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) owl (c) cat (d) vase
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) lamp (c) fan (d) kite
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a radio; the radio crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) orange (d) radio
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a glass; the glass tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ball (b) vase (c) glass (d) fan
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a cat; the cat tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) fan (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a needle; the needle chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) net (c) needle (d) pillow
  29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a goat; the goat rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umpire (c) goat (d) tiger
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) flute
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) rose (b) ant (c) pillow (d) whistle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a fan; the fan sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) orange
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a cat; the cat falls into a van; the van jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) rope (c) cat (d) spoon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a van; the van falls into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) watch (c) ant (d) van
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into an owl; the owl crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) candle (d) vase
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) vase (d) rope
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) whistle (c) kettle (d) lemon
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a doll; the doll chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a cat; the cat sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) doll (d) spoon
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. banana
  2. mango
  3. link it to the next item
  4. step 3
  5. keep linking in order
  6. drum
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. goat
  9. funny actions
  10. each link leads on
  11. kite
  12. picture the first item
  13. picture the first item
  14. lamp
  15. whistle
  16. link it to the next item
  17. step 1
  18. step 2
  19. flute
  20. keep linking in order
  21. picture the first item
  22. vase
  23. link it to the next item
  24. lamp
  25. banana
  26. ball
  27. fan
  28. needle
  29. that item is lost
  30. umpire
  31. sock
  32. rose
  33. orange
  34. spoon
  35. watch
  36. candle
  37. whistle
  38. lemon
  39. spoon
  40. link it to the next item

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