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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 673 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) rope
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a needle; the needle chases a candle; the candle sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) needle (d) drum
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a banana; the banana tickles a van. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) ladder (c) van (d) goat
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a ball; the ball crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) onion (c) mirror (d) ball
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) lamp (c) banana (d) mango
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 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
  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 rope falls into a van; the van bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the van? (a) goat (b) nest (c) rope (d) banana
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) violin (b) jug (c) fan (d) drum
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a rope; the rope sings to a frog; the frog chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) frog (c) parrot (d) apple
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) watch (d) bucket
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) vase (b) tent (c) drum (d) igloo
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an orange; the orange sings to an urn; the urn falls into an apple; the apple chases a drum. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) drum (c) kettle (d) urn
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a tent; the tent crashes into a rose; the rose sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) tent (b) jeep (c) umpire (d) wallet
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a goat; the goat tickles a glass; the glass chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a parrot. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) glass (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a net; the net falls into a glass; the glass chases a van; the van tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) tent (d) net
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the net? (a) bucket (b) net (c) urn (d) radio
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a pencil; the pencil chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) pencil (b) ice cream (c) rope (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a fan. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) banana
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a van; the van crashes into an apple; the apple chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) lemon (c) apple (d) onion
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) mango (d) candle
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a rose; the rose sings to a mango; the mango chases an apple; the apple sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) rose (d) apple
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a vase; the vase pulls an apple; the apple chases a van. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) van (b) apple (c) tent (d) vase

Answer key

  1. umbrella
  2. step 3
  3. watch
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 1
  6. picture the first item
  7. each link leads on
  8. that item is lost
  9. the pen stirring tea
  10. goat
  11. apple
  12. link it to the next item
  13. kite
  14. step 4
  15. link it to the next item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. rope
  18. violin
  19. replay the story
  20. frog
  21. keep linking in order
  22. keep linking in order
  23. picture the first item
  24. watch
  25. igloo
  26. urn
  27. wallet
  28. drum
  29. net
  30. urn
  31. rope
  32. jalebi
  33. picture the first item
  34. funny actions
  35. apple
  36. step 2
  37. pillow
  38. picture the first item
  39. apple
  40. apple

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