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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 107 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) jug (c) bucket (d) fan
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an ant; the ant chases a fan; the fan falls into an onion; the onion pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) fan (d) ant
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a ball; the ball chases a van; the van crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) van (b) ball (c) owl (d) guava
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a ball; the ball falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) apple (c) inkpot (d) umpire
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a tiger; the tiger falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) tomato (d) whistle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a drum; the drum jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) igloo (d) drum
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) goat (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) orange
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a frog; the frog chases a tent; the tent sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) banana (d) frog
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a duck; the duck sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) violin (c) radio (d) fan
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) rose (d) pillow
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a frog; the frog rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into an urn; the urn chases a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) apple (c) mirror (d) urn
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) rose (c) bucket (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) orange (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) duck (d) kite
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a vase; the vase tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) vase (d) umbrella
  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 orange falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a frog; the frog chases a glass; the glass crashes into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) orange (c) flute (d) frog
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on an orange; the orange tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) orange (b) rope (c) pencil (d) needle
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a sock; the sock tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) tiger (c) sock (d) orange
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) jeep (d) flute
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a frog; the frog jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) pillow (d) mango
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) spoon (d) net
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a watch; the watch jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) watch (d) ball
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. step 4
  3. bucket
  4. picture the first item
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 3
  7. that item is lost
  8. funny actions
  9. onion
  10. step 2
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. owl
  13. link it to the next item
  14. umpire
  15. tomato
  16. drum
  17. link it to the next item
  18. jalebi
  19. each link leads on
  20. replay the story
  21. frog
  22. fan
  23. pillow
  24. urn
  25. bucket
  26. flute
  27. duck
  28. keep linking in order
  29. vase
  30. picture the first item
  31. frog
  32. orange
  33. link it to the next item
  34. picture the first item
  35. sock
  36. jeep
  37. fan
  38. jalebi
  39. watch
  40. picture the first item

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