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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 844 · 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 replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) needle
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a candle; the candle sings to a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) spoon (d) umpire
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a violin; the violin sings to a mirror; the mirror chases a monkey; the monkey rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) umpire (d) mirror
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) mirror (c) owl (d) radio
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) mango
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a bucket; the bucket chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) bucket (c) whistle (d) jeep
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) candle
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a radio; the radio falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) vase (b) igloo (c) radio (d) lemon
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) umbrella (d) cat
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an owl; the owl pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a net; the net bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the net? (a) owl (b) nest (c) umpire (d) drum
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a frog; the frog falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) doll (d) umbrella
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a mango; the mango tickles a goat; the goat pulls a net; the net jumps over a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) net (c) jug (d) mango
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a tent; the tent pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tent (b) bucket (c) jeep (d) candle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) umpire (c) candle (d) tiger
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a fan; the fan sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) mango (d) goat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a violin; the violin sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) violin (d) doll
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a flute; the flute crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) glass (d) lamp
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a watch; the watch sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) nest (d) umpire
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a duck; the duck falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) wallet

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 3
  3. step 4
  4. needle
  5. umpire
  6. umpire
  7. link it to the next item
  8. keep linking in order
  9. owl
  10. funny actions
  11. picture the first item
  12. that item is lost
  13. step 1
  14. replay the story
  15. step 2
  16. the pen stirring tea
  17. picture the first item
  18. wallet
  19. picture the first item
  20. link it to the next item
  21. bucket
  22. tomato
  23. keep linking in order
  24. link it to the next item
  25. igloo
  26. umbrella
  27. umpire
  28. umbrella
  29. link it to the next item
  30. mango
  31. picture the first item
  32. each link leads on
  33. picture the first item
  34. tent
  35. tiger
  36. goat
  37. violin
  38. guava
  39. tent
  40. wallet

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