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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 937 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a glass; the glass sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) glass (b) needle (c) sock (d) owl
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) pencil (d) fan
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a net; the net falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) doll (c) flute (d) coconut
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) banana (c) goat (d) key
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a cat; the cat tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) coconut (d) whistle
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a ball; the ball jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) ball (d) bucket
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a guava; the guava pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) radio (c) coconut (d) kettle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a mango; the mango sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) mango (d) jalebi
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a mango; the mango crashes into a doll; the doll falls into an orange; the orange tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) mango (b) orange (c) apple (d) key
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a fan; the fan chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) orange (d) ice cream
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) shoe
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a vase; the vase pulls an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) vase (c) sock (d) onion
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a van; the van pulls a rope. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) jalebi (b) bucket (c) ball (d) van
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a sock; the sock sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) ant (d) sock
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ant (b) onion (c) spoon (d) glass
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an apple; the apple falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a kettle; the kettle pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) apple (d) orange
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an urn; the urn chases a doll; the doll pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) spoon (b) doll (c) pencil (d) umpire
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) cat (d) violin
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a lemon; the lemon chases a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) kettle (d) parrot
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to an urn; the urn sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) urn (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) ball (c) lamp (d) inkpot
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a nest; the nest sings to an urn; the urn falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) apple (b) nest (c) igloo (d) whistle

Answer key

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

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