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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 459 · 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 watch falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) watch
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a goat; the goat chases a drum. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) goat (d) drum
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) sock (b) vase (c) pencil (d) parrot
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) van (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a mango; the mango pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) umbrella (b) mango (c) parrot (d) ice cream
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) cat (c) drum (d) anchor
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to an ant; the ant tickles a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) ant (c) parrot (d) monkey
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a needle; the needle chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a net; the net bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) lemon (b) net (c) rope (d) needle
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a guava; the guava tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over an ant; the ant sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) guava (d) shoe
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a needle; the needle jumps over an owl; the owl sings to an onion; the onion bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) fan (b) owl (c) needle (d) onion
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a vase; the vase falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a key; the key tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) sock (c) key (d) fan
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a van; the van chases a mango; the mango bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) van (c) igloo (d) inkpot
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) orange (c) inkpot (d) monkey
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) mirror (d) onion
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a key; the key chases a candle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) key (c) guava (d) ice cream
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a candle; the candle sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) nest (d) goat
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over an ant; the ant pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) radio (b) doll (c) fan (d) ant
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a ladder; the ladder pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) onion (b) vase (c) pillow (d) anchor
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) goat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) drum (b) tiger (c) cat (d) doll
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a mirror; the mirror chases a watch; the watch bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) fan (d) anchor
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a needle; the needle chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) needle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a violin; the violin chases an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) igloo

Answer key

  1. ice cream
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. step 3
  4. keep linking in order
  5. flute
  6. sock
  7. van
  8. picture the first item
  9. step 2
  10. step 1
  11. link it to the next item
  12. umbrella
  13. drum
  14. monkey
  15. rope
  16. picture the first item
  17. funny actions
  18. umbrella
  19. link it to the next item
  20. fan
  21. that item is lost
  22. each link leads on
  23. picture the first item
  24. step 4
  25. fan
  26. link it to the next item
  27. orange
  28. candle
  29. picture the first item
  30. keep linking in order
  31. mirror
  32. lamp
  33. tiger
  34. doll
  35. vase
  36. shoe
  37. doll
  38. mirror
  39. umbrella
  40. pillow

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