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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 657 · 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 net sits on a cat; the cat falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) ant (c) jalebi (d) wallet
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a guava; the guava chases an urn. Which item comes right after the net? (a) urn (b) guava (c) igloo (d) net
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a frog; the frog tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) frog (c) mango (d) duck
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) jalebi
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a doll; the doll chases a cat; the cat jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) cat (c) radio (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a parrot; the parrot jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) goat (d) jalebi
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over an owl; the owl pulls a rose; the rose sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) tiger (b) lemon (c) apple (d) rose
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a doll; the doll sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tent (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) doll
  20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a candle; the candle chases a kettle; the kettle tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) doll (c) flute (d) parrot
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a vase; the vase crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) guava (c) pencil (d) glass
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a guava; the guava pulls a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) banana (c) guava (d) pencil
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) violin (d) goat
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a kite; the kite rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a nest; the nest falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) rope (b) nest (c) jalebi (d) kite
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a net; the net rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) parrot (b) net (c) whistle (d) frog
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) umpire (d) banana
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a net; the net pulls a doll; the doll falls into a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) net (c) doll (d) wallet
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a wallet; the wallet rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) watch (d) wallet
  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 spoon rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) ant (c) ice cream (d) spoon
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) urn

Answer key

  1. wallet
  2. that item is lost
  3. igloo
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. each link leads on
  6. mango
  7. keep linking in order
  8. funny actions
  9. picture the first item
  10. jalebi
  11. step 1
  12. picture the first item
  13. link it to the next item
  14. doll
  15. parrot
  16. link it to the next item
  17. apple
  18. picture the first item
  19. doll
  20. replay the story
  21. step 2
  22. step 4
  23. keep linking in order
  24. doll
  25. link it to the next item
  26. glass
  27. ice cream
  28. link it to the next item
  29. goat
  30. jalebi
  31. step 3
  32. parrot
  33. banana
  34. picture the first item
  35. net
  36. watch
  37. picture the first item
  38. spoon
  39. picture the first item
  40. ice cream

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