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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 892 · 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 glass rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a needle; the needle pulls a key; the key chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the key? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) glass (d) key
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) needle (d) wallet
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a key; the key crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the key? (a) jeep (b) wallet (c) anchor (d) key
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) goat (b) guava (c) rope (d) frog
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an apple; the apple jumps over a key; the key tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) key (c) igloo (d) apple
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an igloo; the igloo sings to an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) watch (d) igloo
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) bucket (d) glass
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a cat; the cat falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) goat (d) glass
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a drum; the drum tickles a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) whistle (d) drum
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) jalebi (c) ladder (d) rope
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a kite; the kite chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) kite (d) umpire
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a watch. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) igloo (b) rose (c) guava (d) watch
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a candle; the candle jumps over a spoon; the spoon rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) tiger
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ice cream (b) lamp (c) rope (d) spoon
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a flute; the flute sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) jalebi (b) flute (c) umbrella (d) ball
  30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) guava (c) igloo (d) ladder
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a key; the key jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a nest; the nest chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) key
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into an owl; the owl chases a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) owl (c) igloo (d) whistle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a glass; the glass tickles a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) flute (c) whistle (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a flute; the flute chases a key. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) needle (b) bucket (c) flute (d) key
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a frog; the frog crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) vase (c) duck (d) watch
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a mango; the mango sings to a radio; the radio tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) needle (c) mango (d) onion

Answer key

  1. bucket
  2. needle
  3. step 1
  4. each link leads on
  5. anchor
  6. step 4
  7. picture the first item
  8. step 2
  9. keep linking in order
  10. step 3
  11. rope
  12. keep linking in order
  13. picture the first item
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. apple
  16. funny actions
  17. jalebi
  18. pillow
  19. picture the first item
  20. cat
  21. nest
  22. picture the first item
  23. jalebi
  24. pencil
  25. rose
  26. link it to the next item
  27. spoon
  28. rope
  29. umbrella
  30. replay the story
  31. link it to the next item
  32. that item is lost
  33. ladder
  34. link it to the next item
  35. mirror
  36. whistle
  37. frog
  38. key
  39. vase
  40. onion

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