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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 724 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) goat (d) tiger
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) cat
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a rose; the rose pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) duck (d) rose
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) ladder (d) inkpot
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) tent (d) parrot
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a key. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) jeep (b) sock (c) bucket (d) key
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a radio; the radio sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) violin (d) radio
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into an owl; the owl chases a mango. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) mango (d) shoe
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a frog; the frog pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) kite (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) frog
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) shoe (d) cat
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) cat (d) vase
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a key; the key pulls a cat; the cat tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) candle (d) key
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a rose; the rose falls into a nest; the nest sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) coconut (d) sock
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a rose; the rose pulls a tent; the tent chases an ant; the ant crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) duck (d) ant
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a tent; the tent tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) tent (d) apple
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an ant; the ant chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) goat (b) ant (c) shoe (d) umbrella
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a tent; the tent sings to a net. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) mango (d) net
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a frog; the frog sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) kite (c) rope (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a guava; the guava chases a mirror; the mirror sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) radio (c) guava (d) mirror
  30. 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a fan; the fan pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) monkey (b) mirror (c) fan (d) igloo
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) drum (c) glass (d) bucket
  34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) van (c) rope (d) jug
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) kite (d) frog
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a frog; the frog falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) shoe (d) coconut
  39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a lamp; the lamp chases a nest; the nest crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) watch (b) rose (c) lamp (d) nest

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. kettle
  3. keep linking in order
  4. watch
  5. duck
  6. inkpot
  7. keep linking in order
  8. tent
  9. key
  10. igloo
  11. mango
  12. inkpot
  13. step 1
  14. fan
  15. radio
  16. picture the first item
  17. whistle
  18. sock
  19. picture the first item
  20. picture the first item
  21. funny actions
  22. duck
  23. doll
  24. umbrella
  25. net
  26. link it to the next item
  27. doll
  28. link it to the next item
  29. radio
  30. each link leads on
  31. step 2
  32. fan
  33. bucket
  34. the pen stirring tea
  35. jug
  36. kite
  37. link it to the next item
  38. anchor
  39. step 4
  40. watch

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