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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 608 · 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 onion falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava; the guava chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) guava (b) doll (c) onion (d) inkpot
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a van; the van sings to a candle; the candle pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) van (c) umpire (d) candle
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a banana; the banana falls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) ball (d) mango
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) flute (b) kite (c) needle (d) mango
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a candle; the candle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) watch (c) tomato (d) lamp
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a kite; the kite crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) radio (d) flute
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an urn; the urn chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) umpire (d) anchor
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) pillow (d) tomato
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) van (c) ice cream (d) guava
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles an apple; the apple falls into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) guava
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) guava (b) ball (c) sock (d) urn
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a violin; the violin sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) urn (d) violin
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a mirror; the mirror chases a glass; the glass pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) spoon
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) ant (c) needle (d) bucket
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) banana
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a duck; the duck sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) vase (b) ladder (c) duck (d) coconut
  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.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a net; the net sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) shoe (c) tent (d) monkey
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a frog; the frog sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) needle (b) frog (c) parrot (d) duck
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a frog; the frog tickles a rose; the rose falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) ball (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a watch; the watch sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) watch (d) pillow
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) ice cream
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a bucket; the bucket chases an owl; the owl falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mirror (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) owl
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an onion; the onion pulls an urn; the urn sits on a radio; the radio chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) pillow (b) urn (c) jalebi (d) onion

Answer key

  1. guava
  2. owl
  3. step 4
  4. jug
  5. step 2
  6. kite
  7. keep linking in order
  8. link it to the next item
  9. picture the first item
  10. lamp
  11. funny actions
  12. kite
  13. tiger
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. keep linking in order
  16. that item is lost
  17. tomato
  18. van
  19. tomato
  20. link it to the next item
  21. guava
  22. violin
  23. step 3
  24. picture the first item
  25. replay the story
  26. step 1
  27. spoon
  28. needle
  29. frog
  30. vase
  31. picture the first item
  32. link it to the next item
  33. link it to the next item
  34. tent
  35. frog
  36. frog
  37. watch
  38. coconut
  39. mirror
  40. jalebi

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