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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 988 · 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 coconut sits on a ball; the ball falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) ball (d) rose
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) frog (d) rope
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 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
  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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) fan (d) wallet
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a kettle; the kettle rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) net (d) whistle
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a radio; the radio tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) apple (c) mango (d) candle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) drum (c) flute (d) candle
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) frog (b) rope (c) tiger (d) rose
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) radio
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles an apple; the apple pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mirror (b) apple (c) glass (d) needle
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🔗 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
  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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a needle; the needle tickles an ant; the ant chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) goat (b) needle (c) ant (d) coconut
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) lemon (c) onion (d) bucket
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases an ant; the ant pulls a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) tiger (c) lamp (d) ball
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) cat (c) ball (d) candle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a mango; the mango jumps over a glass; the glass chases a cat; the cat falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) mango (b) sock (c) glass (d) cat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) umbrella (c) coconut (d) igloo
  34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a jeep; the jeep pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) pencil (c) igloo (d) jeep
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a net; the net pulls a glass; the glass crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on a spoon. Which item comes right after the net? (a) spoon (b) van (c) net (d) glass
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a needle; the needle sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) sock (c) flute (d) candle
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a net; the net pulls a doll; the doll chases a needle; the needle sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) doll (b) needle (c) net (d) rose
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a doll; the doll tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) rope (c) vase (d) goat

Answer key

  1. ball
  2. pencil
  3. step 4
  4. picture the first item
  5. link it to the next item
  6. funny actions
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. picture the first item
  9. each link leads on
  10. wallet
  11. keep linking in order
  12. step 1
  13. picture the first item
  14. kettle
  15. candle
  16. flute
  17. tiger
  18. that item is lost
  19. spoon
  20. picture the first item
  21. glass
  22. link it to the next item
  23. step 3
  24. step 2
  25. link it to the next item
  26. keep linking in order
  27. picture the first item
  28. goat
  29. onion
  30. tiger
  31. ball
  32. cat
  33. coconut
  34. replay the story
  35. jeep
  36. glass
  37. needle
  38. link it to the next item
  39. net
  40. rope

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