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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 827 · 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 rose rolls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) violin (b) ladder (c) rose (d) flute
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an orange; the orange chases a tent; the tent crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) orange (b) net (c) tent (d) pencil
  3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a ball; the ball tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) ball (d) glass
  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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a drum; the drum falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) van (c) ice cream (d) whistle
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into an orange; the orange jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) orange (d) ladder
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a flute; the flute pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) jalebi
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a guava; the guava pulls a pillow; the pillow jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) guava (b) whistle (c) parrot (d) pillow
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an apple; the apple chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) apple (b) fan (c) banana (d) onion
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) monkey (b) candle (c) cat (d) urn
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sits on an owl; the owl tickles a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) frog (c) owl (d) rose
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a glass; the glass pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) ball
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a key; the key bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jeep (b) goat (c) violin (d) lamp
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a jug; the jug rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a ball; the ball falls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) jug (d) net
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a van; the van tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the van? (a) nest (b) van (c) ladder (d) vase
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a fan; the fan chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) lemon (b) van (c) apple (d) anchor
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls an apple; the apple jumps over an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) apple (c) cat (d) bucket
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a needle; the needle chases a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) coconut (d) watch
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a van; the van chases a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) apple
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) vase (c) drum (d) radio
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a mango; the mango jumps over a guava; the guava sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) orange (d) bucket
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

Answer key

  1. violin
  2. orange
  3. that item is lost
  4. picture the first item
  5. keep linking in order
  6. picture the first item
  7. picture the first item
  8. ball
  9. keep linking in order
  10. step 4
  11. ice cream
  12. funny actions
  13. picture the first item
  14. each link leads on
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. step 2
  17. orange
  18. step 1
  19. replay the story
  20. link it to the next item
  21. jalebi
  22. parrot
  23. onion
  24. urn
  25. picture the first item
  26. radio
  27. ball
  28. violin
  29. link it to the next item
  30. net
  31. vase
  32. step 3
  33. apple
  34. bucket
  35. glass
  36. apple
  37. vase
  38. link it to the next item
  39. kettle
  40. picture the first item

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