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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 278 · 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.🔗 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
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a ball; the ball sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) ball
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a vase; the vase crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) needle (c) kettle (d) rose
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  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 radio bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) frog (d) radio
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a flute; the flute rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) flute (b) jeep (c) urn (d) inkpot
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a doll; the doll jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) onion (b) doll (c) spoon (d) lemon
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a glass; the glass pulls an owl; the owl falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) radio (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) kettle (b) mirror (c) wallet (d) umpire
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a tent; the tent pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) tent (b) nest (c) anchor (d) parrot
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a net; the net rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) nest
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) drum (c) sock (d) needle
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) urn (d) monkey
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) flute (d) glass
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) kite (d) umpire
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases a violin; the violin rolls into a key; the key pulls a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) ladder (c) shoe (d) violin
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a violin; the violin crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) fan
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) kite (d) ladder
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) tent (d) lemon
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to an urn; the urn crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a tomato; the tomato tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) violin
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) orange (b) doll (c) anchor (d) frog
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles a banana; the banana pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) flute (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a flute; the flute chases an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) igloo (d) flute
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a key; the key chases a sock. Which item comes right before the key? (a) apple (b) drum (c) net (d) sock
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a sock; the sock tickles a vase; the vase pulls an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) kettle (c) sock (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a flute; the flute rolls into a candle; the candle chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ladder (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

Answer key

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

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