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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 336 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (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: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a cat; the cat pulls a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) frog (c) candle (d) cat
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a van; the van sits on a doll; the doll falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) van (d) goat
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a radio; the radio sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) anchor (c) tomato (d) whistle
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a guava; the guava rolls into a glass; the glass sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) ant (c) doll (d) guava
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) shoe (d) lemon
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on an urn; the urn pulls a ball; the ball chases an ant. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ant (b) urn (c) ball (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a key; the key bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ant (b) nest (c) coconut (d) key
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) coconut (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) apple (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a tent; the tent rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ant (b) needle (c) radio (d) tent
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) orange
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) duck (d) violin
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an apple; the apple pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) vase (b) cat (c) apple (d) jalebi
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) tent (c) key (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) ball (d) coconut
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) duck (d) candle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a frog; the frog sings to a nest; the nest falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) nest (b) cat (c) frog (d) whistle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an owl; the owl rolls into a duck; the duck chases a candle; the candle jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) candle (b) duck (c) owl (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) needle (c) jug (d) orange
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a jug; the jug tickles a banana; the banana sings to an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) jug (c) mirror (d) bucket
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a monkey; the monkey sits on a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) monkey (d) violin

Answer key

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

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