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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 862 · 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 mango sits on a jug; the jug chases a rope; the rope rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) rope (b) jug (c) mango (d) violin
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) ice cream (b) rope (c) kite (d) lemon
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into a guava; the guava sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) guava
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) goat (d) flute
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a key; the key tickles a van; the van bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) jug (c) onion (d) key
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a rose; the rose pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) monkey (c) rose (d) ladder
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a goat; the goat sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) goat (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a pencil; the pencil chases an ant. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ant (b) kettle (c) pencil (d) doll
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) guava (d) jeep
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) tent (c) urn (d) jeep
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a candle; the candle sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) cat (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) candle
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a tent; the tent chases a guava. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) lemon (d) guava
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a drum; the drum sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) jeep
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a cat; the cat chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) inkpot
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a mango; the mango pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) pencil
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a sock; the sock sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) coconut
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a drum; the drum sits on a tent; the tent falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) drum (c) tent (d) tomato
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an owl; the owl tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) onion (d) anchor
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a tent; the tent tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) sock (b) rose (c) anchor (d) cat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a sock; the sock sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) drum (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a ball; the ball pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a rope; the rope sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) rope (b) ball (c) kettle (d) ice cream
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  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.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a guava; the guava sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) flute (b) guava (c) shoe (d) cat

Answer key

  1. mango
  2. rope
  3. bucket
  4. each link leads on
  5. rope
  6. key
  7. lamp
  8. step 2
  9. step 3
  10. monkey
  11. doll
  12. that item is lost
  13. coconut
  14. guava
  15. inkpot
  16. step 4
  17. replay the story
  18. guava
  19. spoon
  20. keep linking in order
  21. picture the first item
  22. picture the first item
  23. picture the first item
  24. step 1
  25. anchor
  26. pencil
  27. picture the first item
  28. igloo
  29. tomato
  30. keep linking in order
  31. onion
  32. cat
  33. monkey
  34. rope
  35. funny actions
  36. link it to the next item
  37. link it to the next item
  38. the pen stirring tea
  39. picture the first item
  40. flute

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