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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 997 · 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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into an apple; the apple chases an igloo; the igloo sings to a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) parrot (c) apple (d) bucket
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) frog (b) cat (c) doll (d) pillow
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) wallet (b) orange (c) mango (d) apple
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a needle; the needle jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) pillow
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on an orange; the orange sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) fan (d) owl
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tiger (b) radio (c) shoe (d) mango
  18. 18.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a vase; the vase chases a drum; the drum sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) ball (c) frog (d) drum
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a goat; the goat tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) goat (d) jug
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a key; the key jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a net. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) net (b) anchor (c) orange (d) key
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a needle; the needle crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) needle (c) anchor (d) tiger
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a violin; the violin chases a drum; the drum bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) drum (d) doll
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) candle (c) ice cream (d) igloo
  30. 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a goat; the goat jumps over an owl; the owl rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) owl (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a flute; the flute tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) onion (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) glass (b) flute (c) shoe (d) parrot
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a cat; the cat pulls a doll; the doll jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) owl (d) whistle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a doll; the doll chases an urn; the urn jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) urn (b) goat (c) coconut (d) doll
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a key; the key rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) jeep (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a jug; the jug tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) flute (d) coconut
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an orange; the orange sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) radio (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) jalebi
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a violin; the violin pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a nest; the nest chases a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) goat (b) nest (c) violin (d) tent

Answer key

  1. funny actions
  2. that item is lost
  3. step 4
  4. replay the story
  5. apple
  6. each link leads on
  7. step 2
  8. frog
  9. apple
  10. step 1
  11. keep linking in order
  12. keep linking in order
  13. step 3
  14. needle
  15. picture the first item
  16. fan
  17. tiger
  18. link it to the next item
  19. picture the first item
  20. frog
  21. jug
  22. link it to the next item
  23. picture the first item
  24. link it to the next item
  25. anchor
  26. tiger
  27. drum
  28. link it to the next item
  29. jeep
  30. the pen stirring tea
  31. owl
  32. picture the first item
  33. lamp
  34. shoe
  35. doll
  36. goat
  37. jeep
  38. urn
  39. jalebi
  40. nest

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