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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 574 · 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 picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) nest
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a coconut; the coconut chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a key. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tiger (b) key (c) radio (d) coconut
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls an urn; the urn chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) watch (b) coconut (c) violin (d) pillow
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) ladder (d) shoe
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a needle; the needle tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) lamp (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) needle
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a watch; the watch crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) cat (b) drum (c) watch (d) igloo
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a ladder; the ladder pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) umpire (b) ladder (c) duck (d) pillow
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a doll; the doll crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) needle (c) sock (d) nest
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an orange; the orange sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) tiger (b) shoe (c) wallet (d) jeep
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into an apple; the apple chases an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) mango (c) banana (d) apple
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) umbrella
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a fan; the fan sits on a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) ant (c) fan (d) guava
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into an orange; the orange tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a mirror. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) orange (d) ant
  26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a key; the key crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the key? (a) banana (b) rose (c) key (d) anchor
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a net; the net pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) net (d) inkpot
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an ant; the ant chases a drum; the drum bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) drum (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) umpire
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a tent; the tent falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ladder (c) tent (d) lamp
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a cat; the cat crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) umpire (d) anchor
  32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) candle (c) banana (d) pencil
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a key; the key pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) key (c) drum (d) vase
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a guava; the guava tickles a doll; the doll sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ant (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) doll
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a violin; the violin falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) orange (b) umpire (c) violin (d) jeep
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) pencil (d) lemon

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. link it to the next item
  3. step 2
  4. step 4
  5. step 3
  6. nest
  7. key
  8. link it to the next item
  9. step 1
  10. pillow
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. kettle
  13. needle
  14. igloo
  15. duck
  16. tomato
  17. jeep
  18. keep linking in order
  19. picture the first item
  20. link it to the next item
  21. shoe
  22. ladder
  23. guava
  24. that item is lost
  25. anchor
  26. each link leads on
  27. rose
  28. banana
  29. drum
  30. tent
  31. tiger
  32. replay the story
  33. funny actions
  34. picture the first item
  35. pencil
  36. drum
  37. ant
  38. keep linking in order
  39. orange
  40. shoe

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