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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 777 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a kite; the kite sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) mirror (c) guava (d) kite
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a watch; the watch pulls a net. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) apple (c) net (d) jug
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into an apple; the apple tickles an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) rope
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a glass; the glass chases a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) monkey (c) igloo (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) urn (c) pillow (d) fan
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a duck; the duck pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) duck (d) urn
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) igloo (d) frog
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a net; the net chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) net (b) lamp (c) rose (d) bucket
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a van; the van rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) net
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a vase; the vase falls into a cat; the cat sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) drum (b) coconut (c) vase (d) glass
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) mango (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) mirror
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a coconut; the coconut jumps over a frog; the frog tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) frog (d) coconut
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a guava; the guava crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tomato (c) cat (d) guava
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) ball (d) parrot
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) parrot (b) anchor (c) sock (d) whistle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) drum (b) coconut (c) vase (d) wallet
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a cat; the cat rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) urn (d) cat
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) pillow (c) onion (d) jug
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a drum; the drum pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) fan
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) tomato (c) duck (d) igloo
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) fan (d) ant
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a net; the net pulls a van; the van crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) needle (b) net (c) watch (d) nest
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a net; the net falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) candle (c) ladder (d) glass
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a tomato; the tomato jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) rope (c) coconut (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. picture the first item
  3. banana
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 4
  6. step 1
  7. step 3
  8. net
  9. rope
  10. link it to the next item
  11. glass
  12. that item is lost
  13. funny actions
  14. pillow
  15. each link leads on
  16. frog
  17. flute
  18. picture the first item
  19. picture the first item
  20. rose
  21. net
  22. vase
  23. mirror
  24. keep linking in order
  25. coconut
  26. guava
  27. parrot
  28. keep linking in order
  29. replay the story
  30. parrot
  31. coconut
  32. link it to the next item
  33. urn
  34. pillow
  35. pillow
  36. monkey
  37. violin
  38. nest
  39. glass
  40. rope

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