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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 677 · 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 ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) monkey
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a radio; the radio sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) kettle (b) apple (c) radio (d) anchor
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) pillow
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a jug; the jug sits on a goat; the goat tickles a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) goat (b) radio (c) jug (d) duck
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a van; the van tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) whistle (b) anchor (c) drum (d) jalebi
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) candle (b) goat (c) wallet (d) radio
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an onion; the onion sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a tent; the tent tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) guava (b) sock (c) goat (d) onion
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a frog; the frog rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a net; the net crashes into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) duck (c) net (d) frog
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a mirror; the mirror chases a sock; the sock sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) sock
  21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a kite; the kite tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) wallet (b) shoe (c) radio (d) jalebi
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a frog; the frog chases an apple; the apple sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) apple
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases an onion; the onion rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) umbrella
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) spoon
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a kite; the kite chases a doll. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) doll (b) kite (c) spoon (d) lemon
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  30. 30.🔗 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
  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 cat falls into a flute; the flute sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a mirror. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) cat (d) mirror
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) sock (c) bucket (d) doll
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) onion (c) lemon (d) fan
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) banana (c) ant (d) umpire
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a sock; the sock sings to a mango; the mango falls into a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) sock (c) jalebi (d) needle
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a glass; the glass sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) apple (d) pencil

Answer key

  1. monkey
  2. step 4
  3. step 1
  4. picture the first item
  5. link it to the next item
  6. kettle
  7. igloo
  8. goat
  9. link it to the next item
  10. step 3
  11. anchor
  12. wallet
  13. funny actions
  14. onion
  15. keep linking in order
  16. frog
  17. keep linking in order
  18. the pen stirring tea
  19. picture the first item
  20. sock
  21. that item is lost
  22. each link leads on
  23. radio
  24. apple
  25. step 2
  26. umbrella
  27. spoon
  28. lemon
  29. replay the story
  30. picture the first item
  31. picture the first item
  32. mirror
  33. sock
  34. picture the first item
  35. lemon
  36. ant
  37. jalebi
  38. link it to the next item
  39. picture the first item
  40. umbrella

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