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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 693 · 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 rose tickles a kite; the kite pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) doll (b) rose (c) mango (d) kite
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a watch; the watch sits on an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a fan; the fan pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) fan (d) ice cream
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a tomato; the tomato tickles a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) ball
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a candle; the candle falls into a violin; the violin tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) violin (b) needle (c) vase (d) bucket
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a ball; the ball sits on an apple; the apple chases a net. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) net (d) ball
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a jug; the jug sits on a vase; the vase pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) jug (d) drum
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a candle; the candle chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) needle (d) ant
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a net; the net bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant; the ant pulls a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) orange (d) duck
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) frog (d) jalebi
  17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a coconut; the coconut chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) urn (c) onion (d) pencil
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a van; the van pulls a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tomato (c) van (d) sock
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) shoe (b) kite (c) vase (d) spoon
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) duck (c) ant (d) mango
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a nest; the nest chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) duck (b) mirror (c) nest (d) lemon
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a guava. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) jeep (b) owl (c) goat (d) mirror
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a drum; the drum sits on a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) drum (c) monkey (d) key
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a kite; the kite jumps over a rose; the rose chases an orange; the orange rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) rose (d) orange
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a fan; the fan chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a flute; the flute sits on a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) fan (d) onion
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) wallet (c) lamp (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) umpire (b) kite (c) tent (d) whistle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a fan; the fan tickles a banana; the banana sings to a van; the van falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) whistle (b) fan (c) mango (d) banana
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a ball; the ball pulls an ant; the ant sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) ant (d) onion
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) igloo (d) sock
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a drum; the drum pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) kite (c) drum (d) needle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a cat; the cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) glass (b) rose (c) ball (d) cat

Answer key

  1. rose
  2. ice cream
  3. funny actions
  4. step 2
  5. keep linking in order
  6. step 1
  7. ball
  8. bucket
  9. ball
  10. that item is lost
  11. jalebi
  12. ant
  13. step 4
  14. ant
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. frog
  17. each link leads on
  18. picture the first item
  19. link it to the next item
  20. pencil
  21. keep linking in order
  22. ice cream
  23. kite
  24. mango
  25. lemon
  26. jeep
  27. link it to the next item
  28. duck
  29. step 3
  30. jug
  31. fan
  32. picture the first item
  33. lamp
  34. whistle
  35. mango
  36. onion
  37. link it to the next item
  38. vase
  39. drum
  40. cat

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