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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 292 · 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: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a cat; the cat sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) radio (d) kettle
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a needle; the needle sits on an owl; the owl sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) whistle
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a watch; the watch falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) van (d) drum
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) parrot (d) cat
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases an onion; the onion jumps over a net; the net bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ice cream (b) kite (c) onion (d) guava
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) rose (b) wallet (c) frog (d) rope
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a candle; the candle tickles an orange; the orange sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) candle (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) orange
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into an orange; the orange chases a tomato; the tomato sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) onion (d) tomato
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) tiger (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) doll
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a cat; the cat crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) banana (d) fan
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an urn; the urn sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) mango (b) bucket (c) nest (d) urn
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into an orange; the orange pulls a key. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) key (d) needle
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a van; the van tickles a fan; the fan rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the van? (a) frog (b) van (c) jalebi (d) ant
  30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a net; the net pulls a flute; the flute falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) lamp (b) spoon (c) flute (d) fan
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) cat (d) jug
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a kettle; the kettle sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a violin; the violin chases a jug; the jug jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jug (b) drum (c) whistle (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a sock; the sock chases a banana; the banana falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) banana (b) sock (c) umbrella (d) anchor
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) jeep (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) tomato (d) lamp
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) owl (c) lamp (d) fan
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant; the ant sits on a sock; the sock crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) glass (c) sock (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a glass; the glass chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) coconut (b) candle (c) apple (d) glass

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. link it to the next item
  3. step 3
  4. that item is lost
  5. each link leads on
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. funny actions
  8. inkpot
  9. inkpot
  10. rope
  11. picture the first item
  12. picture the first item
  13. parrot
  14. link it to the next item
  15. step 1
  16. guava
  17. keep linking in order
  18. frog
  19. orange
  20. ice cream
  21. step 2
  22. doll
  23. picture the first item
  24. step 4
  25. cat
  26. urn
  27. tomato
  28. picture the first item
  29. frog
  30. replay the story
  31. lamp
  32. coconut
  33. igloo
  34. drum
  35. banana
  36. ant
  37. lamp
  38. owl
  39. glass
  40. apple

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