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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 726 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) rose (b) doll (c) owl (d) sock
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) wallet
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ant (b) rose (c) ball (d) flute
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a drum; the drum sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) net (c) goat (d) drum
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a sock; the sock sings to a vase; the vase pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) sock (d) owl
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a doll; the doll sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) urn (d) tiger
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a candle; the candle rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) monkey (b) ladder (c) candle (d) owl
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a net; the net chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) cat (b) ball (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a key; the key pulls an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) jug (d) umbrella
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a van; the van chases a flute; the flute falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) flute (c) spoon (d) vase
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a nest; the nest chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) nest (d) banana
  26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a nest; the nest sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) goat (c) rope (d) umpire
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an urn; the urn sings to a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) radio (d) wallet
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) lemon
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a net; the net rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) net (d) anchor
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a guava; the guava chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) urn (d) kettle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) flute (d) lemon
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a vase; the vase falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) vase (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) pillow
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a doll; the doll chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a banana; the banana falls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) doll (c) tomato (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a watch; the watch sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) inkpot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a net; the net pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) ant (c) nest (d) spoon
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a key; the key chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) whistle (b) key (c) shoe (d) ladder

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. owl
  3. step 4
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. keep linking in order
  6. step 2
  7. step 1
  8. funny actions
  9. link it to the next item
  10. step 3
  11. flute
  12. picture the first item
  13. each link leads on
  14. that item is lost
  15. ball
  16. drum
  17. owl
  18. picture the first item
  19. urn
  20. monkey
  21. picture the first item
  22. cat
  23. tomato
  24. flute
  25. spoon
  26. replay the story
  27. umpire
  28. wallet
  29. pillow
  30. picture the first item
  31. picture the first item
  32. net
  33. link it to the next item
  34. bucket
  35. cat
  36. vase
  37. doll
  38. umbrella
  39. nest
  40. whistle

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