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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 782 · 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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a net; the net sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) doll (b) duck (c) rose (d) sock
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a key; the key rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) key (d) guava
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) jug (b) apple (c) coconut (d) ball
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) candle
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into an owl; the owl pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) pencil
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an onion; the onion falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) cat (b) ant (c) onion (d) jalebi
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a van; the van chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) van (c) coconut (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a rope; the rope jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) net
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) jug (d) lemon
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a monkey; the monkey tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) frog (b) flute (c) kettle (d) monkey
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) glass (d) owl
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) coconut (d) doll
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an owl; the owl sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) mango (b) tent (c) owl (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a duck; the duck jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) duck
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles an owl; the owl sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) whistle (b) owl (c) tomato (d) inkpot
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a rose; the rose sings to a doll; the doll sits on an apple; the apple pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mango (b) apple (c) rope (d) rose
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) goat (b) banana (c) orange (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a watch; the watch falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a needle. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) net
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a spoon; the spoon sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) spoon (c) frog (d) lamp
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) umbrella (b) lemon (c) watch (d) drum
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) kettle (b) candle (c) tent (d) coconut

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. rose
  3. funny actions
  4. step 3
  5. replay the story
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 2
  8. link it to the next item
  9. step 1
  10. each link leads on
  11. guava
  12. that item is lost
  13. the pen stirring tea
  14. apple
  15. step 4
  16. tomato
  17. link it to the next item
  18. keep linking in order
  19. owl
  20. keep linking in order
  21. ant
  22. picture the first item
  23. van
  24. link it to the next item
  25. tiger
  26. picture the first item
  27. jug
  28. flute
  29. picture the first item
  30. glass
  31. doll
  32. mango
  33. duck
  34. tomato
  35. apple
  36. ball
  37. net
  38. lamp
  39. lemon
  40. coconut

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