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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 778 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) net (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) parrot
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a ball; the ball jumps over a watch; the watch pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ball (b) watch (c) owl (d) orange
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a doll; the doll pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) violin (b) parrot (c) doll (d) whistle
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a drum; the drum sings to a needle; the needle falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) needle
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a needle; the needle falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) banana (b) fan (c) needle (d) glass
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a key; the key crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) bucket (b) key (c) urn (d) nest
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an owl; the owl rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) mirror (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) owl
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kite; the kite crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) doll (b) kite (c) banana (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a watch; the watch pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) igloo
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a watch; the watch sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) umbrella (b) orange (c) watch (d) jeep
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls a key; the key chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ladder (c) key (d) anchor
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) whistle (d) candle
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a nest; the nest chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) tent (d) drum
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) urn (d) jug
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) ant (d) whistle
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a cat; the cat pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) cat (b) jeep (c) shoe (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) drum (b) vase (c) kite (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a guava; the guava falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) violin (c) guava (d) fan
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a nest; the nest pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) radio (c) banana (d) monkey
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) jalebi (b) spoon (c) rope (d) nest
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a jug; the jug chases a candle; the candle rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) candle (d) needle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a ball; the ball tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ball (b) net (c) umpire (d) mirror
  39. 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a nest; the nest sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) goat (d) radio

Answer key

  1. funny actions
  2. jalebi
  3. step 4
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. step 2
  6. orange
  7. that item is lost
  8. picture the first item
  9. each link leads on
  10. picture the first item
  11. keep linking in order
  12. keep linking in order
  13. doll
  14. picture the first item
  15. anchor
  16. step 1
  17. banana
  18. link it to the next item
  19. nest
  20. owl
  21. banana
  22. watch
  23. watch
  24. ladder
  25. umbrella
  26. drum
  27. umpire
  28. urn
  29. frog
  30. link it to the next item
  31. jeep
  32. step 3
  33. vase
  34. guava
  35. nest
  36. nest
  37. candle
  38. net
  39. replay the story
  40. monkey

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