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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 749 · 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: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a mango; the mango sings to a jeep; the jeep chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) radio (c) tiger (d) mango
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a goat; the goat pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a net; the net sings to a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) candle (c) jug (d) goat
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a parrot; the parrot jumps over a tent. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) kettle (c) shoe (d) tent
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a ball; the ball falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) wallet (d) bucket
  12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a doll; the doll sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) anchor (b) jeep (c) kettle (d) doll
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on an ant; the ant chases a parrot; the parrot sings to an apple; the apple crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) parrot (c) ant (d) pillow
  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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a violin; the violin tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) tomato (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an ant; the ant pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) jeep (d) ant
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a shoe; the shoe tickles a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) banana (d) needle
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) monkey
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls an orange; the orange tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) orange (c) tiger (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a glass; the glass sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) pillow (d) rope
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a doll; the doll falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) tomato (b) urn (c) doll (d) cat
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a fan; the fan tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) fan
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a mango; the mango tickles an owl; the owl sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) mango (d) monkey
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles an apple; the apple falls into a fan; the fan pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) apple (d) anchor
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a rose; the rose pulls an orange; the orange tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) orange (c) jug (d) rose
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) tiger (c) frog (d) van
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) lemon (c) drum (d) vase
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a watch; the watch sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) violin (b) frog (c) tent (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on a pencil; the pencil tickles a sock; the sock falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) pencil (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) umpire

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. mango
  4. funny actions
  5. goat
  6. step 3
  7. picture the first item
  8. picture the first item
  9. shoe
  10. replay the story
  11. umpire
  12. each link leads on
  13. step 4
  14. that item is lost
  15. step 1
  16. keep linking in order
  17. anchor
  18. step 2
  19. link it to the next item
  20. pillow
  21. picture the first item
  22. the pen stirring tea
  23. umbrella
  24. ant
  25. cat
  26. monkey
  27. orange
  28. link it to the next item
  29. glass
  30. tomato
  31. bucket
  32. monkey
  33. apple
  34. orange
  35. van
  36. vase
  37. picture the first item
  38. link it to the next item
  39. ant
  40. pencil

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