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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 973 · 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 goat chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a violin; the violin jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) mango (b) whistle (c) goat (d) pencil
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a glass; the glass pulls an apple; the apple rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) glass (d) rose
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) owl (b) sock (c) jalebi (d) cat
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) mirror (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) onion
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a rope; the rope sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) rope (d) apple
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a candle; the candle crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) tent (c) candle (d) duck
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) guava (d) umpire
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) net (d) bucket
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) anchor
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a watch; the watch tickles a key; the key chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) key (c) watch (d) jalebi
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) monkey (d) anchor
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) doll (d) pillow
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) ladder
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) onion (d) bucket
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a needle; the needle tickles a whistle; the whistle chases an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) needle (d) igloo
  28. 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a guava; the guava tickles a violin; the violin chases a van. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) radio (b) guava (c) monkey (d) violin
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) kite
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a flute; the flute jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) jeep (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a banana; the banana tickles a nest; the nest sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) needle (c) banana (d) fan
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a cat; the cat falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a monkey; the monkey pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) cat (d) bucket
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) rope (d) cat
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a drum; the drum falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) goat (b) ant (c) onion (d) drum
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a kite; the kite pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) fan (c) doll (d) jalebi
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a guava; the guava tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a tiger; the tiger chases a fan. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) guava (c) bucket (d) fan

Answer key

  1. mango
  2. funny actions
  3. coconut
  4. keep linking in order
  5. link it to the next item
  6. sock
  7. link it to the next item
  8. keep linking in order
  9. whistle
  10. that item is lost
  11. step 2
  12. rope
  13. candle
  14. step 4
  15. umpire
  16. jug
  17. onion
  18. step 1
  19. jalebi
  20. picture the first item
  21. each link leads on
  22. step 3
  23. inkpot
  24. doll
  25. ladder
  26. monkey
  27. nest
  28. replay the story
  29. link it to the next item
  30. guava
  31. inkpot
  32. kite
  33. bucket
  34. fan
  35. pillow
  36. the pen stirring tea
  37. rope
  38. ant
  39. doll
  40. guava

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