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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 768 · 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, 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
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) nest (b) tent (c) frog (d) jalebi
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a needle; the needle sits on a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) whistle
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a candle; the candle sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) tiger
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a coconut; the coconut chases an ant. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) needle (b) ant (c) coconut (d) radio
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a doll; the doll chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a key; the key pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the key? (a) rose (b) goat (c) lamp (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a jug; the jug sings to a mango; the mango chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) glass (c) van (d) tomato
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a tent; the tent rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) candle (b) tent (c) frog (d) sock
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) guava (b) candle (c) key (d) goat
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) kettle (d) goat
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a radio; the radio sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) parrot (d) mirror
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a key; the key falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) coconut (b) violin (c) tomato (d) jalebi
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) ladder (b) doll (c) igloo (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a kettle; the kettle chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) kettle (b) anchor (c) frog (d) doll
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an apple; the apple crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a vase; the vase jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) spoon (b) vase (c) ant (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a fan; the fan rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) bucket (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a banana; the banana falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) guava (d) violin
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a key; the key bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jalebi (b) key (c) fan (d) jeep
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) banana (c) mirror (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a goat. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) lamp (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) goat
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a drum; the drum chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) owl
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a watch; the watch sings to a key. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) key (c) watch (d) jeep
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a mango; the mango tickles a kite; the kite crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) guava (c) sock (d) kite

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. frog
  4. whistle
  5. link it to the next item
  6. funny actions
  7. replay the story
  8. step 3
  9. tiger
  10. keep linking in order
  11. keep linking in order
  12. step 1
  13. radio
  14. rose
  15. van
  16. picture the first item
  17. candle
  18. goat
  19. kettle
  20. step 4
  21. picture the first item
  22. picture the first item
  23. step 2
  24. parrot
  25. that item is lost
  26. jalebi
  27. each link leads on
  28. doll
  29. kettle
  30. fan
  31. picture the first item
  32. bucket
  33. guava
  34. jalebi
  35. goat
  36. lamp
  37. picture the first item
  38. drum
  39. jeep
  40. kite

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