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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 941 · 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 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) tiger
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) vase (d) jug
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a key; the key rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) key (b) doll (c) anchor (d) ball
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) duck (c) shoe (d) coconut
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an owl; the owl pulls a rose; the rose falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) rope (c) apple (d) owl
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a ball; the ball sits on a key; the key tickles a banana; the banana crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) key (d) ball
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into a net; the net rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) fan (b) pillow (c) umbrella (d) rose
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles a candle; the candle sits on a net; the net crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) glass (c) fan (d) candle
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a duck; the duck chases a net; the net bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) needle (c) net (d) mango
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an anchor; the anchor chases an owl; the owl sits on a jug; the jug tickles a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) anchor (d) vase
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a van; the van chases a nest; the nest pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) van (c) ladder (d) nest
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into an ant; the ant sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) ant (d) tomato
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a sock; the sock tickles a van; the van jumps over a goat; the goat chases a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) van (c) sock (d) lemon
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a watch; the watch rolls into an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) urn (c) bucket (d) owl
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls an apple; the apple falls into an urn; the urn crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) orange (c) pencil (d) urn
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a van; the van jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) van (d) onion
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a needle; the needle sings to an orange; the orange chases a glass. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) glass (c) net (d) kettle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a radio; the radio jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) onion (c) kite (d) violin
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a rope; the rope sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rose (b) jeep (c) apple (d) rope
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a cat; the cat chases an ant. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) ant (d) coconut
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. ice cream
  3. jug
  4. picture the first item
  5. step 3
  6. link it to the next item
  7. keep linking in order
  8. step 1
  9. step 4
  10. anchor
  11. keep linking in order
  12. replay the story
  13. funny actions
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. picture the first item
  16. that item is lost
  17. coconut
  18. rope
  19. key
  20. link it to the next item
  21. pillow
  22. candle
  23. each link leads on
  24. duck
  25. vase
  26. van
  27. tomato
  28. lemon
  29. bucket
  30. picture the first item
  31. picture the first item
  32. urn
  33. van
  34. glass
  35. mirror
  36. violin
  37. picture the first item
  38. jeep
  39. monkey
  40. picture the first item

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