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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 306 · 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) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) watch
  9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a cat; the cat chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) lemon (d) watch
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a violin; the violin sits on a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) violin (c) flute (d) watch
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a watch; the watch chases a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) violin (c) monkey (d) jeep
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a cat; the cat jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) radio (b) violin (c) bucket (d) apple
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) urn (d) drum
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a flute; the flute sits on a violin; the violin sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) owl (d) flute
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on a van; the van bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls a mirror. Which item comes right before the van? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) van (d) mirror
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rope; the rope chases a cat; the cat bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) cat (d) coconut
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an onion; the onion tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) banana
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a net; the net rolls into an urn; the urn chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the net? (a) duck (b) rose (c) net (d) urn
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an owl; the owl sings to a sock; the sock sits on an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) owl (c) tomato (d) ice cream
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a flute; the flute rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) igloo (b) lamp (c) flute (d) owl
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a vase; the vase tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) vase (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a guava; the guava rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) apple (c) guava (d) coconut
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a mango; the mango sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) guava (b) owl (c) pencil (d) mango
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a net; the net pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) fan
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a candle; the candle pulls an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) glass (d) jalebi
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a lamp. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) lamp (b) coconut (c) nest (d) shoe
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a needle; the needle crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) needle (c) fan (d) banana
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) net (c) rose (d) parrot

Answer key

  1. that item is lost
  2. keep linking in order
  3. link it to the next item
  4. funny actions
  5. step 4
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 1
  8. watch
  9. replay the story
  10. step 2
  11. picture the first item
  12. link it to the next item
  13. step 3
  14. link it to the next item
  15. cat
  16. violin
  17. picture the first item
  18. monkey
  19. violin
  20. urn
  21. the pen stirring tea
  22. link it to the next item
  23. each link leads on
  24. flute
  25. tomato
  26. coconut
  27. banana
  28. urn
  29. ice cream
  30. igloo
  31. vase
  32. keep linking in order
  33. coconut
  34. mango
  35. fan
  36. picture the first item
  37. umpire
  38. shoe
  39. banana
  40. net

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