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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 805 · 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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) tent (c) pillow (d) ladder
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a tent; the tent sings to a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) coconut (c) tent (d) mango
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a rose; the rose sits on a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) rose (d) mango
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a vase; the vase falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) owl (c) jug (d) vase
  16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a drum; the drum falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) guava (d) goat
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a needle; the needle chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) pillow (d) needle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a ball; the ball tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) spoon (d) sock
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a pencil; the pencil rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a nest; the nest falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) kite (d) pencil
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a tent; the tent sings to a radio; the radio pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) ant (d) radio
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a net; the net tickles a candle; the candle sings to an apple; the apple falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) frog (b) fan (c) net (d) apple
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) wallet (b) drum (c) guava (d) jug
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into an apple; the apple pulls an urn. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) apple (c) rope (d) wallet
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a frog; the frog chases an ant; the ant crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) lamp (c) nest (d) banana
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a ball; the ball sings to a radio; the radio sits on a key; the key tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) key (c) ball (d) rope
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a duck; the duck sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) tent (b) cat (c) drum (d) spoon
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a key; the key sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) urn (d) key
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a doll; the doll sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) doll (d) ladder
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a van; the van falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the van? (a) cat (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) van
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a nest; the nest sits on a key. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pencil (b) key (c) ant (d) nest
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a jug; the jug chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) kite (c) wallet (d) ladder
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a drum; the drum chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) watch (c) glass (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) whistle (d) lemon
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a kettle; the kettle chases a net; the net jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) net (c) pencil (d) kettle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a flute; the flute tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) rose (d) flute

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 2
  4. tent
  5. step 3
  6. step 4
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. funny actions
  9. mango
  10. that item is lost
  11. replay the story
  12. wallet
  13. link it to the next item
  14. step 1
  15. jug
  16. each link leads on
  17. whistle
  18. picture the first item
  19. picture the first item
  20. link it to the next item
  21. pillow
  22. jalebi
  23. pencil
  24. lamp
  25. apple
  26. drum
  27. wallet
  28. banana
  29. ball
  30. spoon
  31. tomato
  32. inkpot
  33. guava
  34. nest
  35. link it to the next item
  36. violin
  37. watch
  38. banana
  39. spoon
  40. flute

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