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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 889 · 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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to a vase; the vase chases a tent; the tent sits on a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) tent (c) vase (d) pillow
  4. 4.🔗 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
  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 doll bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) ant (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a van; the van sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) key
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a doll; the doll sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) key (c) doll (d) candle
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) tomato (b) rope (c) anchor (d) van
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a goat; the goat chases a sock; the sock rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) fan (c) jug (d) wallet
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into a vase; the vase rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) vase (b) urn (c) jalebi (d) ladder
  23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) needle (d) owl
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a flute; the flute tickles an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) goat (c) jeep (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a goat; the goat sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a key; the key chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) key (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a rose; the rose falls into a key; the key bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) key (c) rose (d) shoe
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an urn; the urn pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on an onion; the onion falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) glass (b) violin (c) urn (d) bucket
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a cat; the cat tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a radio; the radio falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) radio (d) parrot
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a flute; the flute sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) igloo (c) spoon (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a fan; the fan chases a glass; the glass falls into a key; the key bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) fan (c) glass (d) coconut
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a shoe; the shoe tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jeep (b) radio (c) urn (d) jug
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a fan; the fan sings to a frog; the frog falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) frog (d) kettle
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an igloo; the igloo pulls a van. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jalebi (b) van (c) frog (d) igloo
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a key; the key rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) key (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) ball
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a fan; the fan chases a drum; the drum rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) fan (d) tiger

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. picture the first item
  3. pillow
  4. picture the first item
  5. picture the first item
  6. ant
  7. picture the first item
  8. link it to the next item
  9. each link leads on
  10. ladder
  11. step 2
  12. tiger
  13. tomato
  14. funny actions
  15. sock
  16. link it to the next item
  17. step 4
  18. that item is lost
  19. step 3
  20. picture the first item
  21. picture the first item
  22. ladder
  23. replay the story
  24. keep linking in order
  25. needle
  26. jeep
  27. keep linking in order
  28. goat
  29. shoe
  30. bucket
  31. parrot
  32. the pen stirring tea
  33. spoon
  34. fan
  35. urn
  36. tiger
  37. link it to the next item
  38. frog
  39. pencil
  40. tiger

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