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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 888 · 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 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a banana; the banana chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) banana (d) mirror
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a radio; the radio chases a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) vase (d) frog
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) cat (d) frog
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a key; the key bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) mango (c) monkey (d) lemon
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a radio; the radio falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a key; the key bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) key (b) whistle (c) radio (d) anchor
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to an urn; the urn chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jeep (b) urn (c) fan (d) tomato
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) goat
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) wallet
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a radio; the radio chases a duck; the duck sings to a frog; the frog tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) duck (c) coconut (d) candle
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a candle; the candle chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) candle (c) coconut (d) parrot
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a van; the van falls into a frog; the frog sits on a banana; the banana jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) banana (b) coconut (c) van (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum; the drum sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) orange (d) jeep
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a nest; the nest sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) sock (c) frog (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a banana; the banana sings to a guava; the guava tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) radio (c) wallet (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) igloo (d) umbrella
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a radio; the radio sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) radio (c) igloo (d) parrot
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) inkpot (b) kettle (c) lamp (d) apple
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on an apple; the apple jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) owl (b) drum (c) shoe (d) parrot
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) guava (d) net
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an ice cream; the ice cream chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) watch (d) whistle
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a key; the key crashes into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) key (c) net (d) tiger
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a net; the net sits on a frog; the frog jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) doll (b) frog (c) apple (d) net
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a flute; the flute pulls an urn; the urn falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) lemon (d) urn

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. mirror
  3. frog
  4. keep linking in order
  5. pillow
  6. picture the first item
  7. each link leads on
  8. picture the first item
  9. monkey
  10. step 3
  11. radio
  12. link it to the next item
  13. that item is lost
  14. picture the first item
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. urn
  17. goat
  18. link it to the next item
  19. ice cream
  20. candle
  21. step 2
  22. candle
  23. keep linking in order
  24. frog
  25. umbrella
  26. frog
  27. wallet
  28. umbrella
  29. picture the first item
  30. radio
  31. funny actions
  32. kettle
  33. step 4
  34. owl
  35. guava
  36. anchor
  37. link it to the next item
  38. key
  39. apple
  40. urn

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