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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 422 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a key; the key bounces onto a rose; the rose chases an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) key (d) anchor
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a drum; the drum chases a candle; the candle sings to a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) nest (c) frog (d) guava
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a violin; the violin tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) jalebi (b) violin (c) umpire (d) goat
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a drum; the drum pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) parrot (d) frog
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) igloo (c) radio (d) doll
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a net; the net pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) coconut (c) net (d) umbrella
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a van; the van pulls a jug; the jug crashes into a watch; the watch chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) jug (c) watch (d) van
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) duck
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a doll; the doll chases a banana; the banana tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) flute (b) jeep (c) banana (d) doll
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) umbrella
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a flute; the flute pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) candle (d) glass
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a frog; the frog chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) spoon (c) jeep (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) duck (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an urn; the urn pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) van (c) monkey (d) doll
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a net; the net pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the net? (a) watch (b) onion (c) net (d) umpire
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a rose; the rose sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) glass (b) kite (c) lamp (d) kettle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a ball; the ball sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) kite (b) ball (c) radio (d) doll
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into an orange; the orange pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) orange (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a ball; the ball chases a net. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ball (b) jug (c) net (d) apple
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a doll; the doll pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) banana (d) doll
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a duck; the duck sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) glass (b) sock (c) jeep (d) anchor
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) cat (d) wallet
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a banana; the banana sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a net. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) lamp (c) net (d) inkpot
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) glass (c) bucket (d) umpire

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. funny actions
  3. step 4
  4. each link leads on
  5. glass
  6. drum
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. goat
  9. step 1
  10. bucket
  11. doll
  12. net
  13. link it to the next item
  14. van
  15. link it to the next item
  16. picture the first item
  17. replay the story
  18. parrot
  19. flute
  20. that item is lost
  21. keep linking in order
  22. wallet
  23. flute
  24. jeep
  25. lamp
  26. monkey
  27. watch
  28. picture the first item
  29. step 3
  30. kettle
  31. radio
  32. monkey
  33. step 2
  34. ball
  35. doll
  36. anchor
  37. igloo
  38. picture the first item
  39. lamp
  40. glass

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