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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 281 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a sock; the sock pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) umpire
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a rope; the rope falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) ant (b) rope (c) candle (d) tomato
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a watch; the watch tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) candle (c) watch (d) umbrella
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a frog; the frog falls into an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) needle (d) mirror
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) key (c) wallet (d) banana
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a net; the net sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) net (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) sock
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a doll; the doll sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) glass (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a sock; the sock chases a net; the net pulls an orange; the orange sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) net (c) kite (d) sock
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a coconut; the coconut tickles a goat; the goat chases a fan; the fan bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) bucket (b) goat (c) fan (d) coconut
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a guava; the guava falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a lemon; the lemon rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) wallet (d) shoe
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a doll; the doll tickles a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) cat (c) doll (d) net
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a vase; the vase crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) watch (b) wallet (c) doll (d) guava
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) banana (b) needle (c) sock (d) radio
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) ant (c) umpire (d) igloo
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) tent (c) onion (d) pencil
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a candle; the candle falls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) parrot (c) jug (d) candle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a rose; the rose pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a fan; the fan chases a net. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) fan (b) ant (c) rose (d) net
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a jug; the jug chases a ladder; the ladder sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) ant (b) ladder (c) jug (d) kite
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a duck; the duck chases a key; the key crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) flute (b) key (c) ant (d) tiger
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a banana; the banana sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) tent (b) fan (c) duck (d) onion
  35. 35.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) ant
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) mango (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a rope; the rope jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a candle; the candle falls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) tent (c) candle (d) tomato
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a violin; the violin jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) apple (b) violin (c) kettle (d) pencil

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 3
  4. jeep
  5. candle
  6. step 1
  7. picture the first item
  8. funny actions
  9. picture the first item
  10. link it to the next item
  11. each link leads on
  12. step 4
  13. watch
  14. picture the first item
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. frog
  17. banana
  18. sock
  19. glass
  20. net
  21. coconut
  22. picture the first item
  23. wallet
  24. doll
  25. guava
  26. radio
  27. umpire
  28. tent
  29. jug
  30. ant
  31. ant
  32. ant
  33. link it to the next item
  34. onion
  35. that item is lost
  36. ladder
  37. mango
  38. tent
  39. keep linking in order
  40. apple

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