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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 942 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an onion; the onion tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a frog; the frog sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) kite (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) frog
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over an owl; the owl tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) goat (c) watch (d) umbrella
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an onion; the onion chases a van; the van rolls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) van (c) doll (d) lamp
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a glass. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) pencil (b) urn (c) spoon (d) cat
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on an ant; the ant sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) fan (b) ant (c) whistle (d) lemon
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a cat; the cat falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) ball (d) needle
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) ant (d) glass
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) orange (c) glass (d) rose
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) doll (b) tent (c) mirror (d) duck
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a tent; the tent pulls an apple; the apple jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) vase (b) apple (c) tiger (d) orange
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a parrot; the parrot falls into a key; the key jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) van (b) parrot (c) key (d) nest
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a lemon; the lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a glass; the glass jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) mango (d) ball
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a watch; the watch jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) onion (b) fan (c) spoon (d) watch
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a mango; the mango jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) mango (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a van; the van chases a kite. Which item comes right before the van? (a) ant (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) van
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) shoe (d) pencil
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a needle; the needle sings to a watch; the watch pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) tiger (b) banana (c) watch (d) needle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) watch (c) sock (d) needle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) whistle (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an urn; the urn tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) onion (d) fan
  36. 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a needle; the needle pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rose (b) needle (c) candle (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) anchor (c) orange (d) doll
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) doll (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) frog
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases a jug; the jug tickles a duck; the duck sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) mirror (b) drum (c) duck (d) jug

Answer key

  1. the pen stirring tea
  2. link it to the next item
  3. onion
  4. link it to the next item
  5. goat
  6. van
  7. step 3
  8. step 4
  9. keep linking in order
  10. that item is lost
  11. spoon
  12. whistle
  13. step 1
  14. link it to the next item
  15. cat
  16. keep linking in order
  17. ant
  18. rose
  19. picture the first item
  20. duck
  21. apple
  22. nest
  23. each link leads on
  24. anchor
  25. link it to the next item
  26. step 2
  27. fan
  28. glass
  29. glass
  30. funny actions
  31. ball
  32. needle
  33. sock
  34. violin
  35. onion
  36. replay the story
  37. candle
  38. doll
  39. ladder
  40. mirror

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