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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 110 · 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 4 (b) step 1 (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 2 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) watch (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a ball; the ball sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) bucket (d) candle
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a fan; the fan sings to a guava; the guava crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) fan (d) guava
  13. 13.🔗 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
  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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into a van; the van sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) anchor (b) van (c) wallet (d) duck
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a watch; the watch chases a duck; the duck crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) wallet (b) watch (c) rose (d) duck
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a nest; the nest tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) igloo (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) lemon
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) urn (b) drum (c) frog (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a flute; the flute chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) orange (b) banana (c) flute (d) spoon
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a key; the key tickles a ball; the ball pulls a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) key (c) pencil (d) lamp
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a mango; the mango rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) mango (b) ice cream (c) bucket (d) ant
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) orange (d) umpire
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a net; the net pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) net (c) bucket (d) monkey
  28. 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a glass; the glass sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) net (b) lemon (c) rope (d) duck
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a key; the key sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) key (c) guava (d) ladder
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a guava; the guava sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) guava (d) tent
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a radio; the radio crashes into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) sock (c) bucket (d) candle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a net; the net sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a vase. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) frog
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a jug; the jug sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) onion (d) kettle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a glass; the glass chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) glass (d) watch
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a violin; the violin tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) monkey (c) violin (d) ball
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases an ant; the ant pulls a net; the net rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) shoe (b) spoon (c) ant (d) anchor
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a goat; the goat chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) jalebi

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. step 4
  3. picture the first item
  4. replay the story
  5. link it to the next item
  6. umbrella
  7. that item is lost
  8. step 3
  9. link it to the next item
  10. ball
  11. keep linking in order
  12. fan
  13. picture the first item
  14. keep linking in order
  15. funny actions
  16. picture the first item
  17. duck
  18. duck
  19. picture the first item
  20. lemon
  21. wallet
  22. each link leads on
  23. flute
  24. lamp
  25. mango
  26. umpire
  27. monkey
  28. the pen stirring tea
  29. lemon
  30. picture the first item
  31. guava
  32. guava
  33. step 2
  34. candle
  35. umpire
  36. whistle
  37. watch
  38. monkey
  39. anchor
  40. ice cream

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