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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 774 · 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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a van; the van sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) van (b) urn (c) tomato (d) wallet
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) banana (c) key (d) shoe
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a radio; the radio falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) radio (d) doll
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a cat; the cat tickles an urn; the urn jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) kite (b) cat (c) urn (d) whistle
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a doll; the doll falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a needle; the needle sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) needle (d) inkpot
  18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) net (b) needle (c) guava (d) nest
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a key; the key tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) ant
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) spoon (c) sock (d) inkpot
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) jalebi (d) apple
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a watch; the watch crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) umpire (d) rope
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) duck (c) wallet (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) candle
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) coconut (d) duck
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a drum; the drum pulls a vase; the vase falls into a net. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) vase (b) lemon (c) urn (d) net
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a guava; the guava rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) shoe (d) nest
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) coconut
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a needle; the needle sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) needle (d) whistle
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a cat; the cat falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) cat (b) net (c) pillow (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) apple (d) shoe
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) doll (d) inkpot
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 3
  4. keep linking in order
  5. picture the first item
  6. tomato
  7. key
  8. link it to the next item
  9. keep linking in order
  10. step 1
  11. funny actions
  12. radio
  13. step 4
  14. cat
  15. that item is lost
  16. replay the story
  17. needle
  18. each link leads on
  19. needle
  20. link it to the next item
  21. lamp
  22. link it to the next item
  23. sock
  24. jeep
  25. umpire
  26. picture the first item
  27. duck
  28. ice cream
  29. the pen stirring tea
  30. duck
  31. step 2
  32. lemon
  33. shoe
  34. umpire
  35. needle
  36. picture the first item
  37. net
  38. kettle
  39. doll
  40. picture the first item

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