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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 112 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) onion (d) umpire
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) radio (c) duck (d) tomato
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) wallet (d) apple
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) violin (b) key (c) shoe (d) anchor
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) bucket
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) frog (d) jeep
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an umpire; the umpire chases a sock; the sock falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) sock (c) ant (d) umbrella
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) pencil (d) radio
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a key; the key rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) vase (c) key (d) candle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) tiger (d) ant
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a key. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) key (b) whistle (c) ladder (d) rope
  26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) tiger
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a mango; the mango chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) mango (d) vase
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a jug; the jug tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) van (b) kettle (c) pillow (d) flute
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a banana; the banana crashes into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) jug (c) banana (d) parrot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a sock; the sock sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) spoon (c) banana (d) tent
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a goat; the goat bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a coconut; the coconut tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) goat
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a key; the key sits on a parrot; the parrot chases an ant; the ant jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) key (b) parrot (c) needle (d) ant
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an owl; the owl pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a net; the net sings to a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) net (c) kettle (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a mango; the mango sings to a guava; the guava sits on an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) guava
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) duck (d) ball
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 1
  4. replay the story
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. link it to the next item
  7. spoon
  8. step 2
  9. picture the first item
  10. picture the first item
  11. tomato
  12. keep linking in order
  13. funny actions
  14. monkey
  15. key
  16. bucket
  17. jeep
  18. step 3
  19. sock
  20. pencil
  21. each link leads on
  22. key
  23. ant
  24. picture the first item
  25. ladder
  26. that item is lost
  27. link it to the next item
  28. umbrella
  29. igloo
  30. pillow
  31. parrot
  32. rose
  33. link it to the next item
  34. igloo
  35. ant
  36. kettle
  37. guava
  38. lemon
  39. picture the first item
  40. picture the first item

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