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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 104 · 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, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella chases a guava; the guava rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) guava (d) jug
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a cat; the cat chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) cat
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a wallet. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) frog (c) lamp (d) wallet
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a jeep; the jeep pulls a banana; the banana sits on an apple; the apple tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) apple (b) banana (c) pencil (d) jeep
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls an owl; the owl sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) duck (d) owl
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (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 4 (d) step 1
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) fan (b) kettle (c) needle (d) lemon
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a rose; the rose falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) rose (b) fan (c) needle (d) ice cream
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a drum; the drum pulls a duck; the duck rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) duck (d) ladder
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a watch; the watch jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) ant (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a duck; the duck chases an onion. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) radio (c) onion (d) spoon
  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.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a key; the key jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) kettle (b) tomato (c) fan (d) key
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a rose. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) cat (b) flute (c) guava (d) rose
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a goat; the goat sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) frog (d) ladder
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an apple; the apple falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a frog; the frog crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ice cream (b) apple (c) frog (d) owl
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a flute; the flute tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) flute (c) spoon (d) bucket
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a nest; the nest tickles a ladder; the ladder chases an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) orange
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a violin; the violin crashes into a doll; the doll chases a duck. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) jug (b) banana (c) doll (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an urn; the urn sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) igloo (d) banana
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) cat
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) lamp (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a ball; the ball chases a glass; the glass falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) owl (b) glass (c) ball (d) pillow

Answer key

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

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