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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 755 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a net; the net sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) rope (d) net
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a banana; the banana sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) pillow (d) banana
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a key; the key crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the key? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) candle (d) key
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a key; the key pulls a duck; the duck rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the key? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) kite
  12. 12.🔗 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
  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 doll tickles a drum; the drum jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a cat. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) drum (d) cat
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum; the drum chases a watch. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) wallet
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a van; the van chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) van (b) bucket (c) flute (d) tomato
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) ant (d) onion
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a duck; the duck falls into an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) duck (c) tiger (d) umpire
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) pencil (d) watch
  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 tomato sings to a radio; the radio sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) violin (b) radio (c) duck (d) tomato
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a duck; the duck pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) pencil (d) duck
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a flute; the flute crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) flute (c) igloo (d) ball
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a violin; the violin sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) violin (d) lemon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a doll; the doll jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) wallet (d) kettle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) coconut (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a mango; the mango sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) rose (d) doll
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) violin (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a tent; the tent chases a doll. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) doll (b) cat (c) pillow (d) drum

Answer key

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

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