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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 588 · 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 link story: a giant vase jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) guava (d) jug
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a jug; the jug sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) jug (d) ladder
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) ladder
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a tent; the tent tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) umbrella (d) ant
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to an owl; the owl pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) owl (b) ladder (c) umbrella (d) ant
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a net; the net tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the net? (a) apple (b) net (c) key (d) jalebi
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an ant; the ant sings to an urn; the urn pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) flute (c) apple (d) urn
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a drum; the drum pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) igloo (c) candle (d) rope
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a glass; the glass pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) duck (d) violin
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a rope; the rope falls into an ant; the ant sings to a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) doll (c) parrot (d) watch
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a key; the key sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ball (b) lamp (c) key (d) needle
  20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a cat; the cat falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) inkpot (b) nest (c) watch (d) jug
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a rope; the rope pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a net; the net tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) umbrella (c) onion (d) rope
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an orange; the orange sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) watch (c) pencil (d) needle
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a watch; the watch sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) owl (b) watch (c) igloo (d) doll
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) glass (d) pencil
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) cat (c) owl (d) tomato
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a watch; the watch chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) anchor (c) key (d) banana
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) tent (d) shoe
  33. 33.🔗 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
  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 sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) doll (b) banana (c) apple (d) rope
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into an orange; the orange pulls an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) ant (c) orange (d) parrot
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a jug; the jug chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) pillow (d) jug

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. vase
  3. inkpot
  4. that item is lost
  5. step 4
  6. lemon
  7. umbrella
  8. ant
  9. apple
  10. step 2
  11. each link leads on
  12. apple
  13. igloo
  14. link it to the next item
  15. glass
  16. step 3
  17. watch
  18. replay the story
  19. key
  20. the pen stirring tea
  21. keep linking in order
  22. nest
  23. funny actions
  24. onion
  25. link it to the next item
  26. watch
  27. step 1
  28. doll
  29. pencil
  30. tomato
  31. anchor
  32. coconut
  33. picture the first item
  34. picture the first item
  35. apple
  36. picture the first item
  37. picture the first item
  38. key
  39. link it to the next item
  40. jug

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