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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 455 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a tomato; the tomato sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tomato (b) frog (c) sock (d) nest
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a whistle; the whistle sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) guava (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) frog
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases an orange; the orange crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) net (c) lamp (d) spoon
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a needle; the needle falls into a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) parrot
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a flute; the flute falls into an owl; the owl sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) sock (c) owl (d) apple
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a jug; the jug chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) nest (b) jug (c) apple (d) rope
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a parrot; the parrot sits on a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) mirror (d) tiger
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) van (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) anchor
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an ant; the ant sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ant (b) nest (c) kettle (d) duck
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls an ant; the ant falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a frog; the frog chases a cat. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) frog (b) ant (c) candle (d) cat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a van. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) parrot (b) van (c) inkpot (d) whistle
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a doll; the doll chases a flute; the flute falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) doll (b) coconut (c) radio (d) rope
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a sock; the sock rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) wallet (d) nest
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a net; the net sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a van; the van crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) van (b) wallet (c) net (d) ball
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) lamp (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a watch; the watch pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) watch
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a jug; the jug jumps over a mango; the mango pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) goat (b) mango (c) umpire (d) jug
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a frog; the frog sits on a key; the key falls into a duck; the duck jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) frog (c) fan (d) key
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a watch; the watch sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) onion (b) duck (c) watch (d) whistle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a flute; the flute sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) flute (c) banana (d) shoe
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a sock. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) parrot (d) spoon
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a banana; the banana chases an owl; the owl jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) ant (d) fan

Answer key

  1. funny actions
  2. picture the first item
  3. sock
  4. step 1
  5. whistle
  6. lamp
  7. picture the first item
  8. the pen stirring tea
  9. monkey
  10. replay the story
  11. keep linking in order
  12. owl
  13. rope
  14. picture the first item
  15. tiger
  16. spoon
  17. step 4
  18. nest
  19. each link leads on
  20. link it to the next item
  21. link it to the next item
  22. ant
  23. parrot
  24. picture the first item
  25. step 2
  26. rope
  27. nest
  28. van
  29. drum
  30. that item is lost
  31. keep linking in order
  32. watch
  33. jug
  34. key
  35. watch
  36. shoe
  37. spoon
  38. step 3
  39. picture the first item
  40. fan

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