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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 900 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a doll; the doll sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jeep (b) ice cream (c) doll (d) umpire
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) candle (b) apple (c) banana (d) vase
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a doll; the doll sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into an orange. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) owl
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an apple; the apple sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) drum (d) tiger
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) cat (c) umbrella (d) ladder
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a drum; the drum chases a rope; the rope pulls an onion; the onion sings to a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) mango (c) rope (d) key
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) urn (b) jalebi (c) onion (d) goat
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a needle; the needle falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) needle (b) duck (c) banana (d) rose
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a van; the van bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) anchor (d) kite
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) pillow (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) wallet
  21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a drum; the drum chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) drum (d) fan
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) fan (c) tent (d) glass
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) candle (b) flute (c) needle (d) coconut
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a lemon; the lemon chases a doll. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) lamp (b) vase (c) lemon (d) wallet
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a glass; the glass jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) ice cream (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into a sock; the sock chases a drum. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) fan (c) sock (d) parrot
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a candle; the candle chases a banana; the banana sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) candle (b) fan (c) banana (d) orange
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) jug (b) tent (c) monkey (d) ant
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a rose; the rose tickles a shoe; the shoe chases a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) guava (c) shoe (d) rose
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) mango (b) violin (c) fan (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a parrot; the parrot tickles a net; the net crashes into a needle; the needle chases a nest. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) net (d) glass
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) glass (b) guava (c) pencil (d) flute
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) guava (c) tiger (d) apple
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a radio; the radio chases an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) radio (c) ball (d) ant
  38. 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) candle (d) nest
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a coconut; the coconut chases an ant; the ant sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) radio (d) ant

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. each link leads on
  3. step 2
  4. step 3
  5. step 1
  6. doll
  7. link it to the next item
  8. candle
  9. owl
  10. coconut
  11. step 4
  12. cat
  13. keep linking in order
  14. key
  15. funny actions
  16. onion
  17. duck
  18. van
  19. link it to the next item
  20. pillow
  21. the pen stirring tea
  22. link it to the next item
  23. drum
  24. tent
  25. coconut
  26. wallet
  27. picture the first item
  28. mirror
  29. parrot
  30. banana
  31. jug
  32. guava
  33. violin
  34. nest
  35. pencil
  36. tiger
  37. ant
  38. replay the story
  39. candle
  40. ant

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