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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 818 · 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 bucket bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mirror (b) drum (c) frog (d) bucket
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a candle; the candle pulls a ball; the ball falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) sock (c) flute (d) candle
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) tent (d) urn
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a ball; the ball chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a duck. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) radio
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an orange; the orange tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) frog (c) orange (d) watch
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a guava; the guava pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) goat (b) guava (c) spoon (d) inkpot
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) lemon (d) parrot
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) frog (c) guava (d) ice cream
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a mirror; the mirror rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) jug (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a key; the key sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) key (b) monkey (c) cat (d) lamp
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) candle (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) guava (d) wallet
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) violin (b) vase (c) shoe (d) fan
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) drum (d) key
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a drum; the drum chases a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) needle (c) shoe (d) banana
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a fan; the fan sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) fan (d) lamp
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) sock (c) wallet (d) glass
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a nest; the nest sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) radio (b) ant (c) glass (d) umbrella
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a mango; the mango tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) watch (b) owl (c) duck (d) mango
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) rope
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a van. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) apple (c) rope (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a duck; the duck pulls an umpire; the umpire tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) duck (c) ant (d) rope
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a watch; the watch pulls a violin; the violin rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) watch (b) violin (c) key (d) drum
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases an onion. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) onion (d) whistle

Answer key

  1. bucket
  2. keep linking in order
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. step 3
  5. replay the story
  6. step 4
  7. flute
  8. urn
  9. keep linking in order
  10. step 1
  11. shoe
  12. step 2
  13. each link leads on
  14. link it to the next item
  15. frog
  16. that item is lost
  17. link it to the next item
  18. funny actions
  19. spoon
  20. owl
  21. key
  22. owl
  23. link it to the next item
  24. cat
  25. picture the first item
  26. candle
  27. guava
  28. violin
  29. drum
  30. drum
  31. radio
  32. wallet
  33. picture the first item
  34. ant
  35. mango
  36. kettle
  37. rose
  38. duck
  39. violin
  40. tomato

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