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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 923 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) wallet (c) guava (d) orange
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a jug; the jug rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) goat
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an onion; the onion sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) onion (d) needle
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) van (b) tiger (c) vase (d) igloo
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) wallet (b) jug (c) frog (d) coconut
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a net; the net falls into a pencil; the pencil chases an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) net (c) pencil (d) banana
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a tent; the tent chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) tent (d) wallet
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a drum; the drum jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) cat (d) umbrella
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) tiger (d) monkey
  19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a van; the van rolls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) anchor (b) van (c) frog (d) ladder
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a violin; the violin rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) needle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a duck; the duck pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) goat (b) rope (c) duck (d) coconut
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) watch (c) frog (d) nest
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) pencil (d) ant
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a ball; the ball sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) tiger (c) ball (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls a fan; the fan sings to a rose; the rose chases a doll. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) rose (b) lemon (c) ball (d) fan
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls an onion; the onion chases a vase; the vase jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) banana (c) vase (d) inkpot
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a kite; the kite chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) orange (b) kite (c) fan (d) spoon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) lamp (d) drum
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a kettle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) kettle (d) orange
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an orange; the orange falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) tiger (b) urn (c) orange (d) sock
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a banana; the banana sings to a fan; the fan crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) wallet (c) watch (d) banana

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. guava
  3. jug
  4. link it to the next item
  5. keep linking in order
  6. needle
  7. each link leads on
  8. funny actions
  9. tiger
  10. step 1
  11. step 4
  12. coconut
  13. pencil
  14. tent
  15. umbrella
  16. replay the story
  17. step 3
  18. guava
  19. the pen stirring tea
  20. link it to the next item
  21. van
  22. violin
  23. coconut
  24. picture the first item
  25. frog
  26. keep linking in order
  27. picture the first item
  28. ant
  29. picture the first item
  30. fan
  31. ball
  32. inkpot
  33. step 2
  34. spoon
  35. lamp
  36. orange
  37. orange
  38. link it to the next item
  39. that item is lost
  40. watch

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