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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 763 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a doll; the doll crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ladder (b) doll (c) flute (d) shoe
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a banana; the banana sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) urn (d) pencil
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a net; the net pulls a frog; the frog crashes into an apple; the apple sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) frog (c) net (d) ice cream
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a fan; the fan tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) flute (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) needle
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) ice cream
  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 owl chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a nest; the nest sings to a net. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) rope (b) nest (c) net (d) owl
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a needle; the needle falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a guava; the guava sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) rose (d) needle
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) apple (c) tent (d) owl
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a sock; the sock pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) owl (b) umpire (c) sock (d) kettle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) glass (d) ice cream
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) pillow (d) tiger
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) drum (d) lamp
  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 ice cream falls into a key; the key jumps over a nest; the nest sings to a ball; the ball crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) nest (c) key (d) ball
  30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a cat; the cat pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) cat (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an urn; the urn sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a net. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) cat (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) apple
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a net; the net sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) duck (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) owl
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a kite; the kite jumps over a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) radio (c) kite (d) glass
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a fan; the fan chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) flute (d) jug
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a kite; the kite sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a vase; the vase pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) vase (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) coconut
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a flute; the flute sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) doll (d) onion
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a drum; the drum crashes into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) kite (c) vase (d) drum

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 1
  3. shoe
  4. step 4
  5. step 3
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. step 2
  8. funny actions
  9. each link leads on
  10. lamp
  11. link it to the next item
  12. ice cream
  13. link it to the next item
  14. keep linking in order
  15. replay the story
  16. fan
  17. ice cream
  18. picture the first item
  19. owl
  20. rose
  21. picture the first item
  22. picture the first item
  23. owl
  24. owl
  25. ice cream
  26. monkey
  27. drum
  28. link it to the next item
  29. key
  30. that item is lost
  31. kettle
  32. apple
  33. picture the first item
  34. umbrella
  35. glass
  36. rose
  37. mirror
  38. picture the first item
  39. anchor
  40. drum

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