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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 553 · 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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) drum (d) owl
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a net; the net jumps over an orange; the orange pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) violin (b) ant (c) net (d) orange
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) goat (b) lamp (c) whistle (d) ice cream
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a kite; the kite falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) jug (b) banana (c) sock (d) kite
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a van; the van sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) van (b) monkey (c) flute (d) needle
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a needle; the needle falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) needle (d) jug
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) doll (b) sock (c) pillow (d) igloo
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a drum; the drum tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) lamp (b) monkey (c) pillow (d) drum
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a guava; the guava sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) guava (b) orange (c) mirror (d) goat
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a rope; the rope rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) vase (c) mirror (d) sock
  20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into an ant; the ant tickles an onion; the onion sings to a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) wallet (d) ant
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a violin; the violin tickles a radio; the radio sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) radio (d) violin
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a mango; the mango chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) inkpot (d) shoe
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles an owl; the owl sits on an orange; the orange falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) igloo (c) orange (d) jeep
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a duck; the duck tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) pillow (b) needle (c) rose (d) duck
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) violin (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) doll (d) pillow
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a guava; the guava tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a rope; the rope pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) mango (b) duck (c) rope (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a tent; the tent tickles a fan; the fan rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) monkey (b) urn (c) tent (d) glass
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) sock (d) kite
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a violin; the violin falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) tiger (d) coconut
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles a net. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) anchor (b) apple (c) vase (d) net
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a kettle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) mango (d) inkpot

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. picture the first item
  3. igloo
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. that item is lost
  6. step 4
  7. net
  8. ice cream
  9. kite
  10. link it to the next item
  11. replay the story
  12. van
  13. frog
  14. doll
  15. step 1
  16. lamp
  17. guava
  18. funny actions
  19. sock
  20. each link leads on
  21. ant
  22. radio
  23. keep linking in order
  24. keep linking in order
  25. picture the first item
  26. shoe
  27. picture the first item
  28. orange
  29. pillow
  30. violin
  31. step 3
  32. link it to the next item
  33. link it to the next item
  34. doll
  35. goat
  36. urn
  37. kite
  38. umpire
  39. anchor
  40. cat

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