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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 557 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) flute (d) apple
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a needle; the needle sings to a duck; the duck falls into a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) doll
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) banana (c) guava (d) shoe
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a banana; the banana sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) banana (c) drum (d) ant
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a guava; the guava sits on a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) parrot (c) flute (d) guava
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a duck; the duck sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) nest (d) radio
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) onion (b) lamp (c) jug (d) glass
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a guava; the guava crashes into a needle; the needle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) needle (b) glass (c) igloo (d) guava
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a flute; the flute jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) lamp (d) igloo
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a banana; the banana tickles a tent; the tent sings to a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) tent (c) glass (d) monkey
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a needle; the needle pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) frog (d) bucket
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a cat; the cat chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) lemon (d) bucket
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a net; the net sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) net
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a glass; the glass falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a vase; the vase pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) doll (c) banana (d) ice cream
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an owl; the owl chases a kettle; the kettle tickles a doll; the doll sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) owl (b) doll (c) van (d) needle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a net; the net pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) spoon (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a duck; the duck pulls an umpire; the umpire jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) frog (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on an ant; the ant sings to an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) watch
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a drum; the drum chases a whistle; the whistle sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) key (d) radio
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) rose (c) net (d) vase
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) bucket (b) monkey (c) igloo (d) mirror
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a guava; the guava sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) watch (d) monkey

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. each link leads on
  4. link it to the next item
  5. apple
  6. doll
  7. guava
  8. that item is lost
  9. drum
  10. replay the story
  11. picture the first item
  12. funny actions
  13. step 3
  14. picture the first item
  15. step 4
  16. keep linking in order
  17. pillow
  18. link it to the next item
  19. nest
  20. glass
  21. keep linking in order
  22. step 2
  23. needle
  24. lamp
  25. drum
  26. picture the first item
  27. picture the first item
  28. coconut
  29. cat
  30. goat
  31. doll
  32. needle
  33. key
  34. picture the first item
  35. frog
  36. anchor
  37. key
  38. net
  39. mirror
  40. watch

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