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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 792 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) anchor (d) coconut
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a frog; the frog falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) candle
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an owl; the owl falls into a doll; the doll sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) vase (d) owl
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) vase (c) pencil (d) ladder
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  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 onion falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) drum (d) onion
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an orange; the orange sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to an owl; the owl pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) guava (b) violin (c) owl (d) umpire
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a key; the key tickles a duck; the duck sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) banana (b) duck (c) van (d) key
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) onion (b) orange (c) ladder (d) jalebi
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a kite; the kite sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) frog (b) kite (c) orange (d) ball
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) umpire (c) kite (d) ladder
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a rose; the rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a guava; the guava chases a candle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) guava (b) rose (c) candle (d) ball
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an orange; the orange sings to a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) net
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a drum; the drum tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) jug (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) onion (b) cat (c) sock (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) inkpot
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a guava; the guava chases a lemon; the lemon tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) mango (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) guava
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) vase (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) jalebi
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a radio; the radio rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) glass (d) radio
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a doll; the doll crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) tomato (d) igloo
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a key; the key falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) nest (b) glass (c) key (d) whistle

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. coconut
  3. keep linking in order
  4. that item is lost
  5. monkey
  6. vase
  7. step 4
  8. step 3
  9. apple
  10. keep linking in order
  11. funny actions
  12. replay the story
  13. the pen stirring tea
  14. picture the first item
  15. onion
  16. owl
  17. key
  18. link it to the next item
  19. picture the first item
  20. ladder
  21. step 2
  22. picture the first item
  23. each link leads on
  24. orange
  25. tiger
  26. ball
  27. picture the first item
  28. parrot
  29. igloo
  30. picture the first item
  31. sock
  32. mirror
  33. link it to the next item
  34. guava
  35. jalebi
  36. umpire
  37. igloo
  38. link it to the next item
  39. link it to the next item
  40. whistle

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