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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 417 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a vase; the vase chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a key; the key crashes into a rope. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) rope (c) ladder (d) glass
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a radio; the radio pulls an orange; the orange sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) goat (c) orange (d) jug
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a van; the van falls into a key; the key bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) watch (b) key (c) van (d) tent
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) lamp (c) pillow (d) parrot
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a guava; the guava sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) guava (d) ball
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) ladder (d) goat
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a violin; the violin sits on a guava; the guava falls into a van. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) van (b) mirror (c) violin (d) guava
  17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) wallet (d) tiger
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an ant; the ant sits on an onion; the onion sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) goat (c) violin (d) apple
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to an orange; the orange falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) guava (b) orange (c) shoe (d) mirror
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a van; the van pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) nest (d) flute
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) jug (c) goat (d) bucket
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a nest; the nest pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) orange (b) tent (c) nest (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) orange (b) doll (c) coconut (d) radio
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a drum; the drum jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) drum (b) owl (c) kettle (d) flute
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a van; the van bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) umpire (c) vase (d) whistle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a mirror; the mirror jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) mango (b) mirror (c) ladder (d) anchor
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) coconut (c) jalebi (d) ladder
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a duck; the duck sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) duck (b) jug (c) anchor (d) lamp
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a tent; the tent falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) rose (c) tent (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a goat; the goat sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) goat (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a glass; the glass chases a needle; the needle sits on an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) glass (d) needle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a van; the van crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a jeep; the jeep sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) apple (b) nest (c) jeep (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a van; the van rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) drum (b) vase (c) van (d) tiger

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. link it to the next item
  3. each link leads on
  4. step 3
  5. ladder
  6. funny actions
  7. jug
  8. watch
  9. pillow
  10. lemon
  11. step 4
  12. picture the first item
  13. that item is lost
  14. step 1
  15. goat
  16. mirror
  17. replay the story
  18. picture the first item
  19. bucket
  20. keep linking in order
  21. violin
  22. orange
  23. umpire
  24. keep linking in order
  25. link it to the next item
  26. jug
  27. orange
  28. radio
  29. flute
  30. vase
  31. mirror
  32. picture the first item
  33. ladder
  34. picture the first item
  35. anchor
  36. tent
  37. goat
  38. needle
  39. jeep
  40. van

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