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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 930 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a watch; the watch tickles a fan; the fan sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) watch
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a jug; the jug sits on a key. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) igloo (d) key
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a mango; the mango sits on a doll; the doll chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) fan (c) ball (d) mango
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a ball; the ball sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) orange (d) ball
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) onion (d) tomato
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) coconut (d) vase
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) candle
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a van; the van tickles a sock; the sock falls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) sock (c) van (d) tent
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a watch; the watch sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) orange (c) net (d) pillow
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  19. 19.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a key; the key falls into a candle; the candle sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) anchor (c) onion (d) candle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases an owl; the owl sits on a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) kite (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) sock (c) anchor (d) doll
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a nest; the nest pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) urn (d) nest
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a drum; the drum chases an owl; the owl bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) owl (d) drum
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an anchor; the anchor sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) guava (d) anchor
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a rope; the rope rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) coconut
  31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) kite (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a radio; the radio chases a key; the key tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) wallet (d) jalebi
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a van; the van chases a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) anchor (c) fan (d) watch
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a kite; the kite sings to a van; the van falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) van (d) tomato
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a needle; the needle sings to a guava; the guava sits on a kite; the kite jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) mirror (b) flute (c) needle (d) guava

Answer key

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

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