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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 998 · 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 bounces onto a tent; the tent chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a bucket; the bucket sings to a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) tent (d) goat
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a key; the key falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the key? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) watch (d) key
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) kite (c) sock (d) nest
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 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
  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 guava crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) tiger (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) anchor
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a rope; the rope sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a fan; the fan tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) monkey (b) coconut (c) rope (d) sock
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a candle; the candle pulls a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) candle (d) tiger
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) onion (d) shoe
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a key; the key pulls an onion; the onion crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) key (c) onion (d) tiger
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) net (b) pillow (c) flute (d) jalebi
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a rope; the rope falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) rope (d) doll
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a watch; the watch sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a tiger; the tiger sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) watch (c) guava (d) tent
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a net; the net pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) net (b) pencil (c) bucket (d) sock
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a tent; the tent tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) apple (d) frog
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a watch; the watch sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) bucket (c) tomato (d) rose
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a doll; the doll pulls an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) shoe (c) onion (d) doll
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) guava
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a doll; the doll pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ice cream (b) owl (c) mango (d) doll
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a van. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) kite (b) tent (c) van (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. bucket
  2. keep linking in order
  3. each link leads on
  4. kettle
  5. kite
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. link it to the next item
  8. picture the first item
  9. picture the first item
  10. ice cream
  11. link it to the next item
  12. step 4
  13. sock
  14. that item is lost
  15. candle
  16. shoe
  17. step 2
  18. keep linking in order
  19. picture the first item
  20. picture the first item
  21. funny actions
  22. tiger
  23. step 1
  24. link it to the next item
  25. flute
  26. link it to the next item
  27. picture the first item
  28. step 3
  29. replay the story
  30. picture the first item
  31. rope
  32. each link leads on
  33. tent
  34. bucket
  35. frog
  36. tomato
  37. frog
  38. inkpot
  39. ice cream
  40. kite

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