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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 925 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a kite; the kite tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) inkpot (d) spoon
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a sock; the sock chases a mango; the mango jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) sock (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) mango
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ball (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) umpire
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) tomato (b) igloo (c) onion (d) vase
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a van; the van chases a bucket; the bucket sings to a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) lamp (c) pillow (d) bucket
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a rose; the rose tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rope (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) candle
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a cat. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) goat
  21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a sock; the sock sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a net. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) net (b) sock (c) rose (d) igloo
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a van; the van chases a cat; the cat jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) igloo (c) cat (d) needle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) rope (d) shoe
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a candle; the candle crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) candle (b) umbrella (c) lamp (d) wallet
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a goat; the goat falls into a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) coconut (c) rope (d) duck
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an ant; the ant falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) ant (d) anchor
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a drum; the drum rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) urn (d) lamp
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a sock; the sock falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) sock (c) kettle (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) ladder (d) umbrella
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a key; the key chases an igloo; the igloo pulls a drum; the drum rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) key
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a fan; the fan sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) fan (d) glass
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a frog; the frog chases a mango; the mango pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) sock (c) lamp (d) mango
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) jeep (d) cat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a ladder; the ladder pulls a banana; the banana sings to a frog; the frog falls into a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) vase (c) van (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a radio; the radio pulls an ant; the ant rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) duck (c) coconut (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an urn; the urn tickles a banana; the banana chases an orange; the orange rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) orange (b) urn (c) banana (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a guava; the guava tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a duck; the duck falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) duck (b) violin (c) tiger (d) guava

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. inkpot
  3. mango
  4. ball
  5. funny actions
  6. link it to the next item
  7. keep linking in order
  8. igloo
  9. picture the first item
  10. picture the first item
  11. link it to the next item
  12. step 4
  13. pillow
  14. that item is lost
  15. step 2
  16. link it to the next item
  17. jalebi
  18. step 1
  19. replay the story
  20. inkpot
  21. the pen stirring tea
  22. sock
  23. picture the first item
  24. van
  25. tomato
  26. wallet
  27. duck
  28. duck
  29. coconut
  30. urn
  31. umbrella
  32. each link leads on
  33. key
  34. fan
  35. sock
  36. jeep
  37. frog
  38. coconut
  39. orange
  40. violin

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