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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 664 · 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 anchor falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) candle (d) anchor
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a cat; the cat crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) kettle (b) flute (c) mirror (d) cat
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a rope; the rope chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) ball
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a kite; the kite chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) lamp (c) jug (d) apple
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a needle; the needle crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a watch. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) whistle (d) needle
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a net; the net tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) net (b) violin (c) sock (d) banana
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a frog; the frog tickles a watch; the watch sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) watch (d) nest
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a ball; the ball tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) ball
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) orange
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) onion (d) doll
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a radio; the radio sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) violin (c) ball (d) igloo
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a parrot; the parrot rolls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) shoe (d) rope
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a net; the net pulls a rose; the rose falls into a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) drum (d) net
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a wallet; the wallet tickles an urn; the urn sings to a net; the net sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) net (b) cat (c) urn (d) wallet
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a goat; the goat tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) pillow (d) goat
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a goat; the goat jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a bucket; the bucket sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) ladder (d) anchor
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases an urn; the urn sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) urn (c) rope (d) igloo
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) wallet (c) banana (d) nest
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) violin
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a guava; the guava sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) guava (d) umbrella
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ladder (b) jug (c) ant (d) duck
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) frog (d) kite
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a needle; the needle falls into an orange; the orange chases a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) orange (c) pencil (d) goat

Answer key

  1. candle
  2. that item is lost
  3. step 2
  4. flute
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 3
  7. replay the story
  8. picture the first item
  9. rope
  10. lamp
  11. link it to the next item
  12. step 4
  13. keep linking in order
  14. picture the first item
  15. glass
  16. each link leads on
  17. net
  18. the pen stirring tea
  19. frog
  20. ball
  21. step 1
  22. orange
  23. onion
  24. ball
  25. funny actions
  26. onion
  27. ladder
  28. wallet
  29. goat
  30. goat
  31. igloo
  32. banana
  33. keep linking in order
  34. picture the first item
  35. picture the first item
  36. violin
  37. guava
  38. ant
  39. pencil
  40. goat

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