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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 676 · 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 radio falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a candle; the candle sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) candle (b) radio (c) lamp (d) ladder
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) needle (b) orange (c) igloo (d) tiger
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) coconut (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) fan
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles an onion; the onion sits on a fan; the fan pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) mango (c) flute (d) onion
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a kite; the kite falls into a needle; the needle sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) needle (b) rope (c) kite (d) lamp
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a nest; the nest chases a parrot; the parrot falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) apple (c) parrot (d) cat
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into an apple; the apple tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) apple (b) needle (c) igloo (d) drum
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a net; the net sings to an owl; the owl pulls a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) violin (c) owl (d) sock
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) candle (c) bucket (d) kite
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an apple; the apple chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an owl; the owl falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) whistle (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) apple
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a doll; the doll chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) doll (c) cat (d) anchor
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) goat (c) ball (d) pillow
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a net; the net crashes into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) lamp (c) watch (d) wallet
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a goat; the goat sings to a flute; the flute chases an ant; the ant sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) ant (c) sock (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a cat; the cat falls into an onion; the onion chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) cat (d) urn
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls an orange; the orange falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) ladder
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) drum (b) ball (c) monkey (d) mirror
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tiger (b) whistle (c) candle (d) fan
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) mango (c) sock (d) parrot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a flute; the flute sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) ant (d) ball
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. lamp
  2. tiger
  3. step 1
  4. keep linking in order
  5. picture the first item
  6. step 2
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. replay the story
  9. that item is lost
  10. link it to the next item
  11. link it to the next item
  12. keep linking in order
  13. picture the first item
  14. picture the first item
  15. step 3
  16. link it to the next item
  17. coconut
  18. fan
  19. rope
  20. step 4
  21. picture the first item
  22. link it to the next item
  23. cat
  24. funny actions
  25. each link leads on
  26. drum
  27. owl
  28. candle
  29. owl
  30. cat
  31. pillow
  32. lamp
  33. ant
  34. cat
  35. ladder
  36. drum
  37. tiger
  38. parrot
  39. lemon
  40. picture the first item

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