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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 746 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a tent; the tent tickles a net; the net pulls a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) whistle (c) guava (d) tent
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a ball; the ball crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ball (b) tent (c) frog (d) shoe
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a sock; the sock rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a banana; the banana sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) banana (b) orange (c) cat (d) sock
  11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) tiger (b) igloo (c) violin (d) apple
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a cat; the cat pulls an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) ant
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a ball; the ball sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) ball (d) anchor
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) candle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) jug (c) jalebi (d) duck
  23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) monkey (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) orange
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a flute; the flute sits on a banana; the banana pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) ball (d) banana
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) goat (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) rose
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a radio; the radio crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) radio (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) frog
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a frog; the frog pulls a flute; the flute tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) cat (c) frog (d) anchor
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a tent; the tent tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) banana (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jeep (b) candle (c) fan (d) monkey
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to an owl; the owl crashes into an apple; the apple chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) apple (d) ice cream
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a sock; the sock bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) fan (b) tent (c) duck (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a pencil; the pencil sits on a candle; the candle falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) bucket (c) needle (d) pencil
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) fan (d) vase
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a ball; the ball chases an apple; the apple tickles a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) banana (c) glass (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls an ant; the ant falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) frog (b) net (c) mirror (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a doll; the doll jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a nest; the nest chases a van. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) doll (c) sock (d) van
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a tent; the tent jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) doll (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. funny actions
  2. whistle
  3. step 1
  4. replay the story
  5. picture the first item
  6. ball
  7. picture the first item
  8. step 2
  9. step 4
  10. banana
  11. that item is lost
  12. picture the first item
  13. tiger
  14. inkpot
  15. step 3
  16. jalebi
  17. link it to the next item
  18. each link leads on
  19. picture the first item
  20. link it to the next item
  21. candle
  22. jalebi
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. picture the first item
  25. wallet
  26. flute
  27. lamp
  28. pillow
  29. umbrella
  30. banana
  31. monkey
  32. owl
  33. fan
  34. rose
  35. jalebi
  36. banana
  37. link it to the next item
  38. ant
  39. doll
  40. bucket

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