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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 737 · 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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a watch; the watch pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) shoe (d) violin
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) radio (c) pencil (d) lamp
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) onion (d) apple
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a net; the net sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) net (c) spoon (d) banana
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a nest; the nest sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tent (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) nest
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a van; the van bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) doll (c) jalebi (d) kite
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a radio; the radio chases a kite; the kite pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) guava (d) mango
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) ant
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a drum; the drum pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) goat (b) onion (c) ladder (d) drum
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a violin; the violin pulls a guava; the guava falls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) guava (c) violin (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a rose; the rose sits on a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) wallet (c) apple (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls an owl; the owl tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) owl (d) rope
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) glass (b) ball (c) orange (d) vase
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) cat (c) ball (d) ladder
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a key; the key tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) glass (d) owl
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ladder (b) spoon (c) urn (d) pillow
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a rose; the rose sits on an urn; the urn sings to a net; the net pulls a van. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) urn (c) cat (d) van
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) pillow (c) flute (d) tiger
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a drum; the drum chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) net (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) urn (c) duck (d) onion
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a flute; the flute sings to an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) mirror
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a violin; the violin chases a nest; the nest jumps over an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) frog (c) violin (d) onion

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 4
  3. each link leads on
  4. step 2
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 1
  7. step 3
  8. shoe
  9. keep linking in order
  10. that item is lost
  11. funny actions
  12. link it to the next item
  13. picture the first item
  14. pencil
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. keep linking in order
  17. picture the first item
  18. onion
  19. replay the story
  20. picture the first item
  21. net
  22. nest
  23. jalebi
  24. pencil
  25. coconut
  26. goat
  27. pillow
  28. rose
  29. owl
  30. link it to the next item
  31. vase
  32. doll
  33. glass
  34. urn
  35. urn
  36. flute
  37. net
  38. urn
  39. flute
  40. nest

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