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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 529 · 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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an urn; the urn pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) net (d) flute
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an onion; the onion chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) lamp (d) radio
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a glass; the glass chases a kite; the kite sings to a frog; the frog falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) spoon (b) kite (c) glass (d) frog
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) bucket (b) key (c) kettle (d) goat
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an owl; the owl crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) tiger (c) vase (d) goat
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) pencil
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) umpire (d) pencil
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 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
  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 tomato chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) spoon (d) guava
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a drum; the drum pulls a mango; the mango jumps over an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) drum (c) mango (d) umbrella
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an apple; the apple rolls into a doll; the doll sits on a jug; the jug chases a flute. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) apple (d) flute
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an urn; the urn chases a doll; the doll sits on a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) parrot (c) doll (d) monkey
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a flute; the flute falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) sock (b) flute (c) doll (d) drum
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a ball; the ball tickles an orange; the orange crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) radio (b) ball (c) jalebi (d) orange
  25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a cat; the cat pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) igloo (d) ice cream
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a glass; the glass pulls a rope; the rope chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) duck (c) glass (d) rope
  28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a glass; the glass sits on a ball; the ball falls into a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) candle (d) pencil
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil; the pencil pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) parrot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a monkey; the monkey sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) inkpot (b) ant (c) kite (d) umbrella
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a net; the net jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a lamp. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) vase (b) kite (c) net (d) lamp
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a rose; the rose tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) umpire (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a net; the net sits on an orange; the orange chases a vase; the vase tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) rope (b) orange (c) net (d) vase
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a violin; the violin sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) needle (d) owl

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. that item is lost
  3. step 3
  4. step 4
  5. funny actions
  6. step 1
  7. parrot
  8. lamp
  9. spoon
  10. bucket
  11. step 2
  12. goat
  13. inkpot
  14. orange
  15. keep linking in order
  16. keep linking in order
  17. link it to the next item
  18. picture the first item
  19. duck
  20. drum
  21. flute
  22. parrot
  23. flute
  24. jalebi
  25. replay the story
  26. spoon
  27. frog
  28. each link leads on
  29. pencil
  30. picture the first item
  31. parrot
  32. inkpot
  33. net
  34. picture the first item
  35. link it to the next item
  36. the pen stirring tea
  37. umpire
  38. link it to the next item
  39. net
  40. owl

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