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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 814 · 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 violin falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a mango; the mango jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) orange (c) spoon (d) mango
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) pillow (d) jug
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a net; the net tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) guava (b) glass (c) jeep (d) bucket
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to a nest; the nest crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) nest (b) onion (c) ant (d) umbrella
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a rope; the rope rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) glass (b) orange (c) ladder (d) rope
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) mirror (c) jeep (d) key
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) banana (d) coconut
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) mirror (b) parrot (c) tomato (d) shoe
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a goat; the goat chases a doll; the doll falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tent (b) drum (c) goat (d) doll
  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, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a cat; the cat sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) jeep (d) umpire
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a radio; the radio jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) rope (c) net (d) drum
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) anchor (c) lemon (d) shoe
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a needle; the needle jumps over a tiger; the tiger sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) needle (c) tiger (d) jalebi
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) anchor
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) tomato (d) bucket
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a vase; the vase tickles a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) onion (c) tent (d) mango
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an owl; the owl crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) owl (b) ball (c) rope (d) sock
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a fan; the fan pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) rose (b) fan (c) anchor (d) whistle
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a doll; the doll sits on a van; the van pulls a sock; the sock falls into a net. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) sock (b) glass (c) doll (d) net
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a jug; the jug sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) net (b) jug (c) key (d) nest
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a needle; the needle pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) apple (c) duck (d) doll
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a guava; the guava falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) apple (b) nest (c) monkey (d) guava

Answer key

  1. orange
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. that item is lost
  4. step 2
  5. umbrella
  6. bucket
  7. umbrella
  8. keep linking in order
  9. picture the first item
  10. link it to the next item
  11. link it to the next item
  12. keep linking in order
  13. orange
  14. step 3
  15. step 4
  16. mirror
  17. candle
  18. link it to the next item
  19. mirror
  20. doll
  21. picture the first item
  22. funny actions
  23. step 1
  24. replay the story
  25. each link leads on
  26. monkey
  27. drum
  28. lemon
  29. picture the first item
  30. tiger
  31. ladder
  32. tomato
  33. mango
  34. owl
  35. rose
  36. link it to the next item
  37. doll
  38. key
  39. doll
  40. nest

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