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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 800 · 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 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into an onion; the onion sings to an urn; the urn falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) onion (b) apple (c) monkey (d) watch
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a kite; the kite falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) urn (d) jug
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into a key; the key pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) duck (c) cat (d) kettle
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a doll; the doll sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) doll
  10. 10.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a jug; the jug falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) jug (d) shoe
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) bucket
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ball (b) glass (c) doll (d) apple
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a frog; the frog pulls a net. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) net (c) mirror (d) duck
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a rope; the rope pulls a sock; the sock sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) rope (b) sock (c) jug (d) frog
  23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) radio (b) duck (c) igloo (d) ball
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) glass (c) sock (d) wallet
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a needle; the needle chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) needle (d) inkpot
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) glass (c) shoe (d) rose
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) whistle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a net; the net pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) net (c) umpire (d) drum
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a banana; the banana pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) violin (c) pillow (d) banana
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) duck (b) urn (c) lemon (d) watch
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) candle (d) doll
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a rose; the rose sits on a ball; the ball sings to a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) ball (c) vase (d) banana
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a mango; the mango sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ice cream (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) onion
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a sock; the sock sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) sock (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a jug; the jug chases a mango; the mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) mango (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) tomato (d) mirror

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. watch
  3. step 3
  4. kite
  5. keep linking in order
  6. kettle
  7. step 1
  8. that item is lost
  9. inkpot
  10. picture the first item
  11. keep linking in order
  12. each link leads on
  13. funny actions
  14. step 4
  15. jug
  16. ladder
  17. glass
  18. link it to the next item
  19. the pen stirring tea
  20. mirror
  21. picture the first item
  22. rope
  23. replay the story
  24. radio
  25. link it to the next item
  26. sock
  27. needle
  28. rope
  29. wallet
  30. glass
  31. banana
  32. duck
  33. doll
  34. banana
  35. mango
  36. picture the first item
  37. sock
  38. tiger
  39. link it to the next item
  40. mirror

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