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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 832 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) kite (c) jug (d) tomato
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a vase; the vase tickles a fan; the fan sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) sock (d) apple
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a key. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) tent (b) cat (c) sock (d) flute
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an urn; the urn crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) duck (b) apple (c) tent (d) van
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) tiger (d) jug
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ladder (b) nest (c) coconut (d) shoe
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a goat; the goat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) goat (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) rose
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a net; the net jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) inkpot (b) candle (c) needle (d) net
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a nest; the nest jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) drum (d) candle
  23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a sock; the sock jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) wallet (b) tiger (c) ant (d) ball
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles an urn; the urn chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) urn
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a ball; the ball bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a guava; the guava tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ball (b) jug (c) guava (d) pencil
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a fan; the fan chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) rope (b) fan (c) jug (d) ice cream
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a van; the van rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) duck (b) vase (c) tiger (d) van
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a net; the net chases a flute; the flute crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) net (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a radio; the radio chases a ball; the ball crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) tent (d) radio
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a candle; the candle sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a cat; the cat chases a vase. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) owl (d) candle
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a van; the van sits on a kite; the kite crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) van (b) goat (c) umbrella (d) inkpot
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a fan; the fan jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) fan (b) key (c) van (d) mirror
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a ball; the ball chases a lemon; the lemon tickles a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) owl (d) goat

Answer key

  1. replay the story
  2. keep linking in order
  3. picture the first item
  4. picture the first item
  5. picture the first item
  6. tomato
  7. apple
  8. tent
  9. apple
  10. that item is lost
  11. each link leads on
  12. step 3
  13. step 4
  14. link it to the next item
  15. tiger
  16. ladder
  17. ice cream
  18. step 1
  19. funny actions
  20. step 2
  21. net
  22. shoe
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. picture the first item
  25. picture the first item
  26. ball
  27. picture the first item
  28. pencil
  29. jug
  30. jug
  31. tiger
  32. link it to the next item
  33. flute
  34. radio
  35. candle
  36. keep linking in order
  37. goat
  38. fan
  39. picture the first item
  40. owl

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