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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 566 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a flute; the flute sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) goat (d) flute
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a tent; the tent sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) whistle (d) mango
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a whistle; the whistle chases a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) ball (d) whistle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a tent; the tent chases a drum; the drum crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) ant (c) tent (d) drum
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a tent; the tent chases a ball. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) ball (c) tent (d) shoe
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) duck (c) tomato (d) goat
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a ball; the ball pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ball (b) van (c) jeep (d) igloo
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a pencil; the pencil falls into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) fan (d) kite
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a rope; the rope falls into an urn; the urn pulls an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) rope (d) ant
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an onion; the onion tickles a guava; the guava sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) banana (c) wallet (d) onion
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) guava (d) kettle
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) ball
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a doll; the doll tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) urn (d) monkey
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a radio; the radio tickles an owl; the owl pulls a key; the key bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) duck (b) owl (c) key (d) radio
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a cat; the cat falls into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) glass (c) cat (d) onion
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) orange (b) guava (c) kite (d) jalebi
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a candle; the candle tickles a van; the van bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) ant
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) drum (c) frog (d) whistle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) umpire (d) umbrella
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) igloo (c) ant (d) kettle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) guava
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) lemon (d) pencil
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a glass. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) van

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. that item is lost
  3. keep linking in order
  4. goat
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 1
  7. step 3
  8. picture the first item
  9. link it to the next item
  10. picture the first item
  11. step 2
  12. rose
  13. keep linking in order
  14. each link leads on
  15. ball
  16. tent
  17. shoe
  18. the pen stirring tea
  19. picture the first item
  20. goat
  21. jeep
  22. replay the story
  23. fan
  24. ant
  25. funny actions
  26. link it to the next item
  27. onion
  28. guava
  29. ball
  30. urn
  31. duck
  32. onion
  33. orange
  34. duck
  35. whistle
  36. umbrella
  37. kettle
  38. onion
  39. bucket
  40. van

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