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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 764 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on an owl; the owl rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) orange (c) cat (d) owl
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) net (c) mirror (d) needle
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  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 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a doll; the doll sings to a violin; the violin chases a coconut; the coconut pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a jug; the jug falls into an owl; the owl chases an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) owl (d) ice cream
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a rose; the rose pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) van (d) banana
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  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 ladder rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) frog (b) lamp (c) cat (d) whistle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) umbrella (b) apple (c) monkey (d) jeep
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a banana; the banana tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) kite (d) umpire
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) lamp (c) whistle (d) kettle
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a duck; the duck sings to a van; the van crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) duck (b) van (c) spoon (d) nest
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a duck; the duck sits on a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) urn (c) rose (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into an urn; the urn chases an orange; the orange falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) urn (b) cat (c) tomato (d) shoe
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a spoon; the spoon jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a watch; the watch tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) owl (b) watch (c) spoon (d) umpire
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a lemon; the lemon chases an onion; the onion sings to a doll; the doll tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) doll (c) onion (d) radio
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a flute; the flute sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) flute (d) jeep
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a duck; the duck sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) ice cream
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a rope; the rope chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) onion (b) rope (c) bucket (d) doll
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a drum; the drum chases a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) candle (c) drum (d) watch
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) tent
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) mirror
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) coconut (b) wallet (c) fan (d) pencil
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases an owl; the owl sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) cat (c) glass (d) doll
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a rose; the rose chases an ant; the ant rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) orange (c) owl (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. ice cream
  3. net
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 1
  7. keep linking in order
  8. picture the first item
  9. that item is lost
  10. step 2
  11. funny actions
  12. each link leads on
  13. whistle
  14. picture the first item
  15. picture the first item
  16. picture the first item
  17. owl
  18. banana
  19. step 4
  20. step 3
  21. link it to the next item
  22. whistle
  23. umbrella
  24. banana
  25. whistle
  26. duck
  27. duck
  28. shoe
  29. umpire
  30. radio
  31. monkey
  32. ice cream
  33. rope
  34. drum
  35. keep linking in order
  36. umbrella
  37. bucket
  38. fan
  39. doll
  40. orange

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