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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 989 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a drum; the drum sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) mango
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a wallet; the wallet rolls into a watch; the watch tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) drum (b) watch (c) wallet (d) anchor
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a cat; the cat sits on an ant; the ant sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) cat (c) ant (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a tent; the tent sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) drum (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) tent
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a cat; the cat sings to a vase; the vase chases a kettle; the kettle pulls a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) vase (b) net (c) coconut (d) kettle
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a nest; the nest bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) ant (c) guava (d) nest
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a tomato; the tomato chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tomato (b) umpire (c) drum (d) jeep
  19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a key; the key tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) tent (d) key
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) nest (c) jalebi (d) coconut
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) coconut (b) sock (c) jug (d) vase
  23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a pencil; the pencil chases a cat. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) pencil (c) urn (d) cat
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) jeep (b) coconut (c) rope (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a violin; the violin sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) violin (b) igloo (c) bucket (d) ant
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a parrot; the parrot falls into a drum; the drum sits on an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) parrot (d) drum
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a fan; the fan crashes into a guava; the guava sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) fan (d) anchor
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a candle; the candle chases an owl; the owl pulls a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) nest (c) owl (d) candle
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a fan; the fan tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) fan (d) mirror
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a nest; the nest chases an owl; the owl sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) owl
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles a needle; the needle pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) bucket (d) fan
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) frog
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a van; the van sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) bucket (c) van (d) violin

Answer key

  1. that item is lost
  2. jeep
  3. keep linking in order
  4. anchor
  5. step 2
  6. step 1
  7. picture the first item
  8. step 4
  9. picture the first item
  10. ant
  11. step 3
  12. tent
  13. kettle
  14. each link leads on
  15. picture the first item
  16. picture the first item
  17. nest
  18. drum
  19. the pen stirring tea
  20. tent
  21. guava
  22. coconut
  23. replay the story
  24. funny actions
  25. pencil
  26. link it to the next item
  27. rope
  28. link it to the next item
  29. bucket
  30. umbrella
  31. anchor
  32. candle
  33. keep linking in order
  34. picture the first item
  35. link it to the next item
  36. mirror
  37. nest
  38. fan
  39. mirror
  40. urn

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