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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 492 · 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 flute jumps over a drum; the drum chases a net; the net crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) drum (d) net
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) glass (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) watch
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) kettle (d) anchor
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a rope; the rope crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ball (b) mirror (c) rope (d) onion
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) spoon (c) guava (d) tomato
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tomato (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) net
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a nest; the nest sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) jeep (c) needle (d) mango
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a duck; the duck pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) lamp (b) duck (c) kite (d) inkpot
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) flute (d) needle
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a jeep; the jeep chases an ant; the ant falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) ant
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a ball; the ball jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ball (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) owl
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) rose (d) urn
  21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a guava; the guava chases a sock; the sock rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) umpire (b) guava (c) sock (d) monkey
  24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a doll; the doll falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a monkey. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) doll (d) spoon
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a rope; the rope falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) guava (b) rope (c) glass (d) needle
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a key; the key jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an urn; the urn tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) urn (d) kite
  29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a candle; the candle sits on a mango; the mango falls into a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) mango
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls an urn; the urn rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) jeep (d) urn
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a net; the net sings to a key; the key bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) net (c) key (d) kettle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) needle (c) goat (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a kite; the kite rolls into a net; the net falls into a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) banana (c) shoe (d) net
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a radio; the radio chases an owl; the owl tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) umpire (d) owl

Answer key

  1. net
  2. watch
  3. onion
  4. ball
  5. step 2
  6. spoon
  7. tomato
  8. link it to the next item
  9. funny actions
  10. keep linking in order
  11. keep linking in order
  12. step 1
  13. mango
  14. step 4
  15. picture the first item
  16. inkpot
  17. owl
  18. banana
  19. ball
  20. rose
  21. replay the story
  22. link it to the next item
  23. guava
  24. the pen stirring tea
  25. each link leads on
  26. spoon
  27. glass
  28. key
  29. that item is lost
  30. lamp
  31. jeep
  32. kettle
  33. wallet
  34. net
  35. picture the first item
  36. link it to the next item
  37. picture the first item
  38. jeep
  39. step 3
  40. owl

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