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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 448 · 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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a violin; the violin jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) doll (c) violin (d) lamp
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a jug; the jug chases a pencil; the pencil pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) pencil (d) inkpot
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a ball; the ball sits on an onion; the onion falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) vase (b) drum (c) monkey (d) onion
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a candle; the candle tickles an urn; the urn jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) candle
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a fan; the fan tickles a glass; the glass pulls a kite; the kite sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) kite (b) fan (c) pencil (d) glass
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a net; the net jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a nest. Which item comes right before the net? (a) nest (b) vase (c) pencil (d) igloo
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a duck; the duck falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) duck (c) pencil (d) parrot
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) tomato (b) kettle (c) whistle (d) inkpot
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a rose; the rose tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) tiger (c) doll (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) radio (c) guava (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) kettle (b) candle (c) mango (d) ball
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to an onion; the onion falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ball (b) urn (c) onion (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a jug; the jug chases a lemon; the lemon sits on an orange; the orange crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) duck (b) onion (c) jug (d) lemon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a mango; the mango chases a key; the key rolls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) doll (c) key (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases an apple; the apple tickles a glass; the glass sings to an owl; the owl sits on a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) glass (c) apple (d) inkpot
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a flute; the flute chases a radio; the radio rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) flute (d) glass
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a drum; the drum rolls into a key; the key pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ball (b) tent (c) key (d) drum
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a violin; the violin rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) violin (d) igloo
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a mango; the mango falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) bucket (b) violin (c) rose (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a key; the key crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a doll; the doll falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) pencil (d) key

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. doll
  4. step 1
  5. step 3
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 4
  8. that item is lost
  9. keep linking in order
  10. link it to the next item
  11. picture the first item
  12. keep linking in order
  13. picture the first item
  14. inkpot
  15. onion
  16. link it to the next item
  17. candle
  18. kite
  19. each link leads on
  20. picture the first item
  21. igloo
  22. parrot
  23. kettle
  24. funny actions
  25. link it to the next item
  26. picture the first item
  27. replay the story
  28. rose
  29. drum
  30. ball
  31. urn
  32. lemon
  33. wallet
  34. glass
  35. tomato
  36. drum
  37. igloo
  38. violin
  39. picture the first item
  40. key

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