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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 943 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a sock; the sock pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) lamp (b) parrot (c) guava (d) igloo
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a glass; the glass tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) key (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) glass
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a cat; the cat crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) owl (b) orange (c) urn (d) watch
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a rope; the rope chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) guava (b) radio (c) rope (d) van
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a net; the net jumps over a doll; the doll pulls an urn; the urn falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the net? (a) doll (b) pencil (c) net (d) urn
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a drum; the drum chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a kettle. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) fan (d) kettle
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a pencil; the pencil chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) onion (d) drum
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an onion; the onion sings to a van; the van tickles an owl; the owl crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) van (b) doll (c) owl (d) onion
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) umbrella
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a pillow; the pillow chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) lamp (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a nest; the nest rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) nest (c) inkpot (d) whistle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) guava (d) duck
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a candle; the candle rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) duck (d) shoe
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) banana (d) violin
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a vase; the vase sits on a fan; the fan sings to an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) banana (c) fan (d) anchor
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into an owl; the owl crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rope; the rope sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) rope (b) owl (c) nest (d) lamp
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a mango; the mango rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) van
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over a guava; the guava sits on an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) radio (c) guava (d) ice cream
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a vase; the vase tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) apple (d) vase
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) sock (c) ant (d) net
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a guava; the guava pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ball (b) umbrella (c) guava (d) bucket
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a ball; the ball crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) mango (d) coconut
  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: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an orange; the orange sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) rope (b) doll (c) ball (d) orange
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) violin (d) jalebi
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an apple; the apple chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a violin; the violin pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) apple (b) banana (c) violin (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. the pen stirring tea
  2. guava
  3. replay the story
  4. link it to the next item
  5. key
  6. keep linking in order
  7. owl
  8. rope
  9. pencil
  10. keep linking in order
  11. funny actions
  12. fan
  13. onion
  14. that item is lost
  15. owl
  16. lamp
  17. link it to the next item
  18. each link leads on
  19. step 3
  20. step 4
  21. pillow
  22. inkpot
  23. guava
  24. picture the first item
  25. step 1
  26. shoe
  27. violin
  28. anchor
  29. owl
  30. van
  31. ice cream
  32. vase
  33. sock
  34. umbrella
  35. mango
  36. link it to the next item
  37. picture the first item
  38. rope
  39. ball
  40. violin

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