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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 748 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles a glass; the glass chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) pencil (b) glass (c) fan (d) parrot
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a sock; the sock pulls a flute; the flute falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) tent (d) sock
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a goat; the goat chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a fan; the fan sings to a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) fan (c) glass (d) inkpot
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to an apple; the apple sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) apple (b) drum (c) key (d) kettle
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an urn; the urn sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a nest; the nest chases a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) drum (c) bucket (d) nest
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a drum; the drum tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) lemon (d) pencil
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a ball; the ball tickles a rose; the rose falls into a watch; the watch chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) watch (d) ball
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an orange; the orange pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) fan (b) needle (c) orange (d) vase
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a flute; the flute sings to an urn; the urn rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) cat (b) flute (c) goat (d) urn
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) ball (b) radio (c) duck (d) net
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a banana; the banana pulls a ball; the ball chases a van; the van jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) candle (d) ball
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a doll; the doll chases a mango; the mango falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) whistle (b) doll (c) fan (d) apple
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) needle (b) glass (c) bucket (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a drum; the drum jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) umpire (d) banana
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a mango. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) mango (b) rope (c) tomato (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a violin; the violin jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) violin (d) nest
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a net; the net crashes into an owl; the owl tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a needle. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) needle (b) banana (c) coconut (d) net
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a rope; the rope sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) urn (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) ball (d) wallet
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a violin; the violin sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) doll (d) owl
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. keep linking in order
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. each link leads on
  5. step 4
  6. pencil
  7. sock
  8. drum
  9. kettle
  10. replay the story
  11. picture the first item
  12. nest
  13. picture the first item
  14. inkpot
  15. step 1
  16. that item is lost
  17. link it to the next item
  18. watch
  19. orange
  20. picture the first item
  21. link it to the next item
  22. cat
  23. ball
  24. banana
  25. picture the first item
  26. doll
  27. needle
  28. step 3
  29. funny actions
  30. banana
  31. bucket
  32. violin
  33. keep linking in order
  34. net
  35. picture the first item
  36. tomato
  37. anchor
  38. doll
  39. picture the first item
  40. anchor

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