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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 647 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) spoon (b) coconut (c) inkpot (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an onion; the onion pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) doll (d) pencil
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) owl (d) umbrella
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an onion; the onion pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a cat; the cat tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) owl (b) cat (c) igloo (d) radio
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a net; the net chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) net (b) fan (c) tiger (d) mirror
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) bucket (b) vase (c) coconut (d) kite
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a guava; the guava tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) guava (d) ant
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a rose; the rose sings to an urn; the urn pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) bucket (b) owl (c) rose (d) urn
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a watch; the watch chases a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) watch (b) ball (c) goat (d) violin
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a flute; the flute falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) pencil (c) coconut (d) jeep
  25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) coconut (d) apple
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) tiger (d) pencil
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a net; the net crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) net (b) duck (c) onion (d) rose
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a kite; the kite crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) kite (d) shoe
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a pencil; the pencil sits on a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) violin (c) pencil (d) coconut
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a glass; the glass pulls a wallet; the wallet chases an urn. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) whistle (d) glass
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) igloo (c) frog (d) vase
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a van; the van sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the van? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) wallet
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a fan; the fan chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a rope; the rope tickles a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) fan (c) drum (d) cat
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) duck (d) pencil
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) ball (c) ant (d) monkey
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a goat; the goat chases a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) ant (c) umpire (d) goat

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. each link leads on
  4. link it to the next item
  5. keep linking in order
  6. that item is lost
  7. step 3
  8. step 2
  9. step 1
  10. glass
  11. pencil
  12. anchor
  13. radio
  14. mirror
  15. picture the first item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. coconut
  18. picture the first item
  19. guava
  20. step 4
  21. urn
  22. watch
  23. link it to the next item
  24. coconut
  25. replay the story
  26. funny actions
  27. coconut
  28. tiger
  29. rose
  30. kite
  31. coconut
  32. picture the first item
  33. glass
  34. frog
  35. picture the first item
  36. umbrella
  37. drum
  38. mirror
  39. monkey
  40. umpire

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