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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 804 · 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 tiger bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a net; the net falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) sock (c) whistle (d) net
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a key; the key bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the key? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) key (d) coconut
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a van; the van pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the van? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) glass (d) van
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a key; the key bounces onto a net; the net falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) monkey (c) glass (d) net
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) goat
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) candle (d) guava
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a frog; the frog sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ant (b) violin (c) glass (d) nest
  13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a van; the van sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) apple (c) van (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a whistle; the whistle falls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) spoon (d) parrot
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a doll; the doll jumps over a needle; the needle pulls a fan; the fan crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) doll (d) needle
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a tent; the tent falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a banana; the banana chases a fan. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) tent (c) glass (d) banana
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) vase (d) guava
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a nest; the nest sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) rose
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a pencil; the pencil tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a drum; the drum chases a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) parrot (c) mirror (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a mango; the mango tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) shoe (b) parrot (c) spoon (d) mango
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) owl (c) coconut (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a net; the net tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) guava (c) net (d) tiger
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a flute; the flute sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) apple (c) igloo (d) onion
  31. 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) coconut (c) violin (d) inkpot
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) duck (d) lamp
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an orange; the orange chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a vase; the vase falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) vase (d) frog
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) nest (b) kettle (c) shoe (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) mango (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jug (b) ant (c) radio (d) whistle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a vase; the vase jumps over a banana; the banana chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jug (b) vase (c) banana (d) drum

Answer key

  1. sock
  2. glass
  3. needle
  4. net
  5. funny actions
  6. keep linking in order
  7. each link leads on
  8. monkey
  9. step 3
  10. umbrella
  11. picture the first item
  12. glass
  13. the pen stirring tea
  14. van
  15. nest
  16. picture the first item
  17. step 2
  18. umpire
  19. step 4
  20. link it to the next item
  21. link it to the next item
  22. tent
  23. fan
  24. rose
  25. lamp
  26. spoon
  27. owl
  28. step 1
  29. net
  30. apple
  31. that item is lost
  32. link it to the next item
  33. ice cream
  34. violin
  35. pillow
  36. frog
  37. kettle
  38. lemon
  39. ant
  40. drum

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