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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 957 · 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 candle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) nest (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) tomato
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tent (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) kettle
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 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
  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 rose rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an owl; the owl crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) rose (c) owl (d) duck
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a candle; the candle pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a flute; the flute sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) flute
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) van (d) drum
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a tent; the tent tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) candle (d) mirror
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a rose; the rose chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a radio; the radio falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) wallet (b) ladder (c) tent (d) radio
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a frog; the frog pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) frog (d) wallet
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a ball; the ball pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) ball
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) duck (d) vase
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an urn; the urn sings to a net; the net tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the net? (a) van (b) owl (c) urn (d) kettle
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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 lamp bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) kite (d) cat
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a candle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) candle (d) doll
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a ladder; the ladder rolls into a doll; the doll chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) pillow (b) rose (c) ladder (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a wallet; the wallet rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) goat (d) coconut
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a kite; the kite jumps over an apple; the apple chases an orange; the orange rolls into a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) kite (c) apple (d) owl
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a banana; the banana crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) drum (b) net (c) guava (d) ice cream
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a watch; the watch pulls a duck; the duck chases a nest; the nest crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) nest (c) ant (d) duck
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a doll; the doll pulls an orange; the orange falls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) jug (c) ball (d) doll
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) owl
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) urn (c) pencil (d) goat

Answer key

  1. jalebi
  2. tent
  3. step 3
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 1
  6. duck
  7. that item is lost
  8. tomato
  9. step 4
  10. step 2
  11. replay the story
  12. link it to the next item
  13. van
  14. link it to the next item
  15. picture the first item
  16. the pen stirring tea
  17. candle
  18. tent
  19. link it to the next item
  20. funny actions
  21. keep linking in order
  22. frog
  23. wallet
  24. bucket
  25. owl
  26. keep linking in order
  27. picture the first item
  28. lamp
  29. picture the first item
  30. lemon
  31. picture the first item
  32. each link leads on
  33. sock
  34. coconut
  35. jug
  36. ice cream
  37. duck
  38. doll
  39. igloo
  40. urn

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