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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 896 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  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 van falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tomato; the tomato crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) tomato (c) nest (d) van
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) whistle (c) candle (d) tomato
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) watch (d) drum
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a van; the van jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) guava (c) shoe (d) coconut
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a nest; the nest bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a rose; the rose jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) rose (d) glass
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) bucket (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a glass; the glass chases a tent; the tent crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) jeep (c) tent (d) glass
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) duck (d) igloo
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an ant; the ant sits on a fan; the fan sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) nest (c) doll (d) duck
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a van; the van sings to a drum; the drum sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) van (b) drum (c) pillow (d) umbrella
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a kite; the kite tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls a key. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) apple (b) kite (c) bucket (d) key
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a tent; the tent sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ant (b) needle (c) urn (d) bucket
  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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a mirror; the mirror chases a watch; the watch pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) watch (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) mirror
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an onion; the onion sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ant; the ant rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) duck (c) ant (d) inkpot
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a van; the van falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an orange; the orange chases an onion. Which item comes right after the net? (a) van (b) onion (c) net (d) orange
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) rope (b) vase (c) parrot (d) rose
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) key (c) ball (d) glass
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) jeep
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a goat; the goat sings to a van; the van jumps over a key; the key rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) van (c) goat (d) key
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a guava; the guava rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) guava (d) spoon
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a cat; the cat chases a needle; the needle jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) pillow (b) sock (c) cat (d) tomato
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a drum; the drum falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) goat (c) duck (d) apple
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a needle; the needle sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a guava. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) needle (b) guava (c) drum (d) apple
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) apple (b) owl (c) umbrella (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. link it to the next item
  3. funny actions
  4. keep linking in order
  5. nest
  6. tomato
  7. step 1
  8. picture the first item
  9. keep linking in order
  10. glass
  11. guava
  12. glass
  13. flute
  14. jeep
  15. pencil
  16. step 2
  17. doll
  18. that item is lost
  19. each link leads on
  20. van
  21. step 4
  22. apple
  23. ant
  24. link it to the next item
  25. the pen stirring tea
  26. picture the first item
  27. lamp
  28. duck
  29. van
  30. rose
  31. link it to the next item
  32. picture the first item
  33. key
  34. kettle
  35. key
  36. spoon
  37. pillow
  38. apple
  39. apple
  40. owl

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