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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 444 · 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 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a rope; the rope tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) flute (d) tomato
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) frog (b) mango (c) anchor (d) jalebi
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a nest; the nest pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) drum (b) nest (c) ant (d) rose
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) ice cream (d) whistle
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) kite (c) flute (d) ice cream
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) watch (b) doll (c) ant (d) orange
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) spoon (b) tiger (c) nest (d) mango
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a van; the van sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) van (d) doll
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on an orange; the orange sings to a jalebi; the jalebi chases a ball; the ball pulls a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) ball (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) goat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a sock; the sock chases a radio. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) bucket (d) banana
  24. 24.🔗 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
  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 rope rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a radio; the radio sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) rope (d) monkey
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a vase; the vase crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) orange (c) duck (d) inkpot
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a jug; the jug chases an urn; the urn crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) apple (b) doll (c) urn (d) jug
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) onion (c) urn (d) ladder
  32. 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a flute; the flute rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) parrot (d) urn
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a tiger. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) umpire (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) pillow
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a key. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) key (c) frog (d) shoe
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a watch; the watch chases a needle; the needle crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) cat (b) watch (c) umpire (d) needle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an urn; the urn pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into a goat; the goat chases an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) glass (c) urn (d) goat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a goat; the goat tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) watch (c) apple (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. step 2
  4. keep linking in order
  5. tomato
  6. anchor
  7. ant
  8. keep linking in order
  9. funny actions
  10. replay the story
  11. lemon
  12. picture the first item
  13. pillow
  14. picture the first item
  15. each link leads on
  16. step 3
  17. step 4
  18. picture the first item
  19. doll
  20. spoon
  21. van
  22. ball
  23. banana
  24. link it to the next item
  25. link it to the next item
  26. umpire
  27. inkpot
  28. link it to the next item
  29. jug
  30. picture the first item
  31. onion
  32. that item is lost
  33. picture the first item
  34. flute
  35. tiger
  36. parrot
  37. shoe
  38. needle
  39. urn
  40. bucket

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