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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 905 · 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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) wallet (d) ice cream
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a sock; the sock rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) pillow (d) sock
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a banana; the banana rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) banana (c) guava (d) spoon
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a net. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) net (d) urn
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a duck; the duck chases a vase; the vase falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) net (b) doll (c) vase (d) owl
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a drum; the drum chases a vase. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) vase (c) radio (d) jalebi
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a kite; the kite chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) candle (d) goat
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) sock (d) banana
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a whistle; the whistle chases a nest; the nest pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tent (b) nest (c) candle (d) whistle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) fan (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) doll
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) tent (d) net
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a van; the van chases an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tomato (d) wallet
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls a doll; the doll falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) shoe (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a fan; the fan sits on an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) urn (c) owl (d) needle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a radio; the radio tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) radio (d) net
  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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) tiger
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a ball; the ball chases a kite; the kite sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) owl (d) ball
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a key; the key crashes into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) cat (c) orange (d) kite
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a net; the net sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the net? (a) lamp (b) net (c) fan (d) mango
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a radio; the radio chases a fan; the fan falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) radio (c) van (d) needle
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on an orange; the orange chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) orange (c) tiger (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 4
  3. picture the first item
  4. ice cream
  5. step 1
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. sock
  8. spoon
  9. net
  10. each link leads on
  11. replay the story
  12. vase
  13. step 3
  14. jalebi
  15. keep linking in order
  16. goat
  17. banana
  18. that item is lost
  19. nest
  20. fan
  21. keep linking in order
  22. link it to the next item
  23. picture the first item
  24. umpire
  25. wallet
  26. step 2
  27. doll
  28. link it to the next item
  29. urn
  30. coconut
  31. picture the first item
  32. funny actions
  33. drum
  34. owl
  35. picture the first item
  36. cat
  37. lamp
  38. needle
  39. picture the first item
  40. bucket

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