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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 870 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) kettle
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a jug; the jug tickles a doll; the doll chases a frog; the frog pulls a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) cat (c) frog (d) jug
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a drum; the drum chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) inkpot
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) net (d) coconut
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a guava; the guava sings to a key; the key bounces onto a net; the net falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) net (c) guava (d) drum
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a net; the net tickles an apple; the apple pulls a goat; the goat falls into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) net (c) apple (d) key
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a monkey; the monkey chases an orange; the orange jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) monkey (d) guava
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to an ant; the ant falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a violin; the violin pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) violin (c) ant (d) monkey
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tent (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) needle
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) drum (c) pencil (d) whistle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) frog (d) whistle
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a doll; the doll falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) van (c) shoe (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) watch (c) frog (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a banana; the banana sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on a net; the net jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) doll (c) whistle (d) net
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a net; the net rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) drum (b) net (c) sock (d) goat
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a vase; the vase crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) vase (c) owl (d) orange
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) onion (b) jug (c) shoe (d) nest
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a kite; the kite crashes into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) kite (c) monkey (d) banana
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) wallet (b) net (c) rope (d) shoe
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) flute (d) coconut
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) violin (d) tent
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) key (d) flute
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a net; the net falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a pillow; the pillow chases a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) igloo (d) pillow
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a guava; the guava crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) guava (c) ant (d) wallet

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 1
  3. step 4
  4. each link leads on
  5. keep linking in order
  6. funny actions
  7. link it to the next item
  8. umbrella
  9. step 2
  10. link it to the next item
  11. cat
  12. picture the first item
  13. that item is lost
  14. ladder
  15. coconut
  16. drum
  17. net
  18. replay the story
  19. the pen stirring tea
  20. orange
  21. step 3
  22. ant
  23. bucket
  24. drum
  25. coconut
  26. jeep
  27. jeep
  28. doll
  29. drum
  30. keep linking in order
  31. owl
  32. nest
  33. banana
  34. rope
  35. coconut
  36. picture the first item
  37. umpire
  38. mirror
  39. igloo
  40. drum

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