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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 624 · 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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) guava
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a jug; the jug chases a net; the net rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) kite (d) net
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) banana
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a glass; the glass chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) vase (b) bucket (c) mango (d) glass
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a van; the van sits on a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) parrot (b) banana (c) van (d) candle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) ice cream
  17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  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 doll bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a van; the van jumps over a candle; the candle chases a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) violin (c) frog (d) candle
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a cat; the cat pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a duck; the duck sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) duck (b) onion (c) mango (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) lamp
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a drum; the drum falls into an owl; the owl sits on a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) drum
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a key; the key tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) key (d) coconut
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a drum; the drum sings to a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) drum (c) duck (d) inkpot
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a banana; the banana pulls a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) doll (c) drum (d) banana
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a van; the van falls into a net. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) net (b) glass (c) van (d) mango
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a key; the key tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lamp (b) key (c) anchor (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) mango (d) jalebi
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over an orange; the orange falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) orange (b) vase (c) rope (d) radio
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a key; the key pulls a rose; the rose sings to a flute; the flute falls into a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) lemon (c) key (d) flute
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a jug; the jug chases a nest; the nest pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) nest (b) jug (c) needle (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. cat
  4. kite
  5. parrot
  6. keep linking in order
  7. link it to the next item
  8. step 4
  9. each link leads on
  10. step 2
  11. picture the first item
  12. bucket
  13. replay the story
  14. funny actions
  15. van
  16. rope
  17. the pen stirring tea
  18. that item is lost
  19. picture the first item
  20. candle
  21. duck
  22. spoon
  23. lamp
  24. monkey
  25. violin
  26. drum
  27. mango
  28. picture the first item
  29. step 3
  30. step 1
  31. picture the first item
  32. link it to the next item
  33. anchor
  34. ant
  35. orange
  36. picture the first item
  37. link it to the next item
  38. flute
  39. umbrella
  40. link it to the next item

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