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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 67 · 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 replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a ball; the ball sings to a vase; the vase pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) guava (b) ball (c) goat (d) vase
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a jeep; the jeep chases a vase; the vase jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) net (b) tiger (c) vase (d) mirror
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) owl
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a fan; the fan sits on a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) spoon (c) sock (d) glass
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a van; the van rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a needle; the needle chases a jug. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jug (b) needle (c) drum (d) van
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a rope; the rope chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) doll
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a ball; the ball tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) apple (d) ball
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a net; the net sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) glass (b) net (c) spoon (d) candle
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles an umpire; the umpire jumps over a ball; the ball falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) tent (d) ball
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a goat; the goat falls into a key; the key crashes into an owl; the owl chases a rose. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) owl (b) goat (c) ball (d) rose
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) flute (b) frog (c) igloo (d) urn
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a watch; the watch falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) mirror (d) umbrella
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a watch; the watch crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) anchor (d) watch
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a frog; the frog tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) doll (d) frog
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an apple; the apple crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a jug; the jug pulls a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) jug (c) anchor (d) apple
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a watch; the watch falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) whistle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a banana; the banana chases a drum; the drum falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) anchor (d) wallet
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a coconut; the coconut chases an apple; the apple rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) parrot (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) key (c) needle (d) fan
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a doll; the doll tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) igloo (d) anchor
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) rope (d) tomato
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a sock; the sock falls into an orange; the orange jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) parrot (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) nest
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a goat; the goat sits on an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) goat (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) onion (b) cat (c) guava (d) pillow
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a lemon; the lemon sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a drum; the drum sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) drum (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. step 3
  3. each link leads on
  4. replay the story
  5. vase
  6. that item is lost
  7. step 2
  8. link it to the next item
  9. step 1
  10. net
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. ladder
  13. fan
  14. van
  15. funny actions
  16. inkpot
  17. link it to the next item
  18. step 4
  19. ball
  20. net
  21. ball
  22. goat
  23. link it to the next item
  24. urn
  25. umbrella
  26. watch
  27. tiger
  28. anchor
  29. whistle
  30. anchor
  31. coconut
  32. needle
  33. keep linking in order
  34. fan
  35. kettle
  36. nest
  37. frog
  38. guava
  39. mirror
  40. picture the first item

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