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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 528 · 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 sock bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) tent (d) mirror
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a sock; the sock crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into an onion; the onion sings to a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) doll (c) umpire (d) sock
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) candle (b) nest (c) jug (d) fan
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a candle; the candle sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) sock (b) candle (c) parrot (d) radio
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a net; the net rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) kettle
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat chases a tent. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) tent (d) whistle
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a van; the van crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) van (c) jalebi (d) coconut
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a key; the key pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) key
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a mango; the mango chases a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a goat; the goat pulls a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) banana
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a cat; the cat pulls a frog; the frog rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) monkey (b) rose (c) cat (d) orange
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a frog; the frog chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) radio (d) fan
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a net; the net falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) ant (b) net (c) mirror (d) jalebi
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a net; the net chases an ant; the ant sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) shoe (b) net (c) owl (d) ant
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a drum; the drum falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) drum (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) anchor (b) tiger (c) pillow (d) parrot
  34. 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ball (c) pencil (d) pillow
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) doll (c) igloo (d) rose
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a rope; the rope pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) rope (c) van (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a banana; the banana chases an onion; the onion rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) jalebi (d) banana
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) flute (c) umpire (d) ball

Answer key

  1. inkpot
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. link it to the next item
  4. onion
  5. step 3
  6. keep linking in order
  7. link it to the next item
  8. step 4
  9. nest
  10. parrot
  11. tiger
  12. replay the story
  13. step 1
  14. keep linking in order
  15. step 2
  16. whistle
  17. picture the first item
  18. jalebi
  19. that item is lost
  20. kettle
  21. jalebi
  22. link it to the next item
  23. funny actions
  24. cat
  25. radio
  26. picture the first item
  27. jalebi
  28. picture the first item
  29. shoe
  30. link it to the next item
  31. picture the first item
  32. goat
  33. tiger
  34. each link leads on
  35. pillow
  36. rose
  37. rope
  38. umpire
  39. orange
  40. ball

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