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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 71 · 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 tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a violin; the violin falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) needle (d) ant
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a violin; the violin rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) lemon (d) ladder
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a vase. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) guava (b) doll (c) ball (d) ice cream
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a duck; the duck sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a net; the net falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) fan (b) doll (c) net (d) duck
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to an onion; the onion sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) onion (b) sock (c) van (d) jeep
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) cat
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a nest; the nest bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ball (b) onion (c) bucket (d) nest
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a net; the net chases a rope; the rope sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) pillow (c) rope (d) net
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  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 step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a net; the net chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) glass (b) lemon (c) net (d) kite
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a candle; the candle falls into an urn; the urn pulls a bucket; the bucket chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) candle (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a kite; the kite crashes into a fan; the fan sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) frog (c) lemon (d) kite
  25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) kettle (d) tent
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over an apple; the apple rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) apple (d) fan
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a sock; the sock sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) fan (c) apple (d) rose
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key chases a kite. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) kite (b) duck (c) owl (d) key
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an onion; the onion tickles a fan; the fan falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) glass (d) duck
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) umbrella
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a guava; the guava sits on an umbrella; the umbrella chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) lemon
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) wallet
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a van. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) anchor (b) net (c) pillow (d) van
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) igloo (d) jalebi

Answer key

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

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