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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 402 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) doll
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a fan; the fan jumps over an urn; the urn falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) mirror
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a frog; the frog chases an apple. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) apple (b) frog (c) doll (d) shoe
  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.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) sock (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) tent
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a doll; the doll sings to a duck; the duck pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jug (c) duck (d) urn
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) lemon
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a tent; the tent falls into a net. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tent (b) inkpot (c) net (d) lamp
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a guava; the guava chases a violin; the violin sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) fan (b) rope (c) guava (d) violin
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a shoe; the shoe chases a pillow; the pillow pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) watch
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a key; the key bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) key (c) duck (d) flute
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a key; the key crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) tiger (c) onion (d) goat
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) key (d) coconut
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a rope; the rope chases a violin; the violin jumps over a jug; the jug crashes into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) rope (d) jug
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a rope; the rope falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) flute
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a van; the van chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) van (b) lemon (c) duck (d) spoon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a flute; the flute pulls a candle; the candle rolls into a van; the van falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) van (b) goat (c) flute (d) candle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an igloo; the igloo tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) flute (d) umpire
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to an apple; the apple falls into a mango; the mango jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) apple (c) glass (d) umbrella
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into an onion; the onion sings to an umpire; the umpire jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) cat (b) rope (c) onion (d) umpire
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a drum; the drum jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) drum (d) tomato
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a nest; the nest sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) ant (b) nest (c) wallet (d) kettle
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. funny actions
  3. keep linking in order
  4. replay the story
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. that item is lost
  7. wallet
  8. step 2
  9. ice cream
  10. step 3
  11. doll
  12. picture the first item
  13. picture the first item
  14. step 4
  15. jalebi
  16. link it to the next item
  17. anchor
  18. picture the first item
  19. link it to the next item
  20. pillow
  21. lamp
  22. violin
  23. picture the first item
  24. watch
  25. flute
  26. key
  27. pillow
  28. keep linking in order
  29. umbrella
  30. flute
  31. link it to the next item
  32. van
  33. candle
  34. umpire
  35. picture the first item
  36. mango
  37. onion
  38. drum
  39. nest
  40. link it to the next item

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