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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 697 · 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 ball crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) ball (d) kite
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) guava (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) tent
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a sock; the sock jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) apple (c) sock (d) wallet
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a watch; the watch falls into a van; the van tickles an owl; the owl pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) van (d) ball
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a mango; the mango chases a vase. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) jug (b) rope (c) mango (d) wallet
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) ant (d) whistle
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) owl (c) duck (d) anchor
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a guava; the guava falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) candle (c) mango (d) sock
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) bucket
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a vase; the vase tickles a tent; the tent crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) tiger (d) tent
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) pillow
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a guava; the guava chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a frog; the frog sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) guava (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) fan
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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 glass chases a duck; the duck tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) duck (b) pillow (c) urn (d) glass
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) tiger (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a frog; the frog sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) apple (b) spoon (c) frog (d) flute
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a goat; the goat chases an apple; the apple crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) candle (c) apple (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a kettle; the kettle falls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tiger (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) wallet
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a ball; the ball jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) needle (b) ball (c) frog (d) rose
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a watch; the watch chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a key. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) key (b) jeep (c) banana (d) urn
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a mango; the mango jumps over a jug. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tiger (b) mango (c) parrot (d) jug
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into an onion; the onion tickles an apple; the apple falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) onion (c) anchor (d) whistle
  39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases an apple; the apple sings to an orange; the orange falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a vase. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) orange (b) apple (c) nest (d) vase

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. tent
  3. picture the first item
  4. monkey
  5. step 2
  6. step 4
  7. replay the story
  8. funny actions
  9. that item is lost
  10. ball
  11. picture the first item
  12. wallet
  13. kite
  14. anchor
  15. candle
  16. bucket
  17. anchor
  18. picture the first item
  19. keep linking in order
  20. the pen stirring tea
  21. tiger
  22. keep linking in order
  23. each link leads on
  24. picture the first item
  25. link it to the next item
  26. guava
  27. step 1
  28. link it to the next item
  29. duck
  30. link it to the next item
  31. guava
  32. frog
  33. candle
  34. jeep
  35. rose
  36. urn
  37. tiger
  38. anchor
  39. step 3
  40. apple

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