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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 649 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) kite (c) vase (d) wallet
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an urn; the urn rolls into an apple; the apple chases an ant; the ant crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) cat (b) goat (c) apple (d) urn
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) van (d) drum
  7. 7.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a goat; the goat sits on a candle; the candle jumps over an owl; the owl rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) onion (b) goat (c) candle (d) owl
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a key; the key pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) candle (c) key (d) kettle
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a van; the van jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the van? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) pillow
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an urn; the urn pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) rose (d) kettle
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) banana (c) nest (d) coconut
  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 sock chases a goat; the goat pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) sock
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a doll; the doll jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) owl
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a cat; the cat sings to a candle; the candle sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) ant (d) umbrella
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) orange
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) pencil (d) needle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) wallet
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles a fan; the fan falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) needle (b) fan (c) lamp (d) duck
  27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) key (d) jeep
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) sock
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) duck (d) tomato
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a whistle; the whistle chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) whistle (d) lamp
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) mirror
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the van? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) needle (d) jalebi
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an urn; the urn chases a jug; the jug falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) jug
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a needle; the needle pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) owl (c) banana (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a mango; the mango falls into a goat; the goat rolls into an urn; the urn sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) apple (d) mango
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a rose; the rose sings to a key; the key crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) rose (d) duck
  39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a rope; the rope tickles a net. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) rope (d) net

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. vase
  3. link it to the next item
  4. apple
  5. keep linking in order
  6. drum
  7. link it to the next item
  8. picture the first item
  9. owl
  10. kettle
  11. step 1
  12. step 3
  13. funny actions
  14. shoe
  15. urn
  16. picture the first item
  17. coconut
  18. replay the story
  19. violin
  20. owl
  21. umbrella
  22. tiger
  23. each link leads on
  24. pencil
  25. umpire
  26. fan
  27. that item is lost
  28. coconut
  29. step 2
  30. sock
  31. duck
  32. whistle
  33. lemon
  34. needle
  35. urn
  36. coconut
  37. urn
  38. banana
  39. step 4
  40. net

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