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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 123 · 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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a monkey; the monkey tickles a key; the key bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) tiger (c) frog (d) parrot
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) apple (c) banana (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) shoe (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) guava
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) cat (b) flute (c) watch (d) needle
  17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  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 apple falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a violin. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) apple (b) violin (c) owl (d) tomato
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a nest; the nest pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) fan (c) whistle (d) glass
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a duck; the duck pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) duck (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) rose
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a key; the key sits on a doll; the doll tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) key (d) fan
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) kite
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a duck; the duck chases a cat. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) duck (c) shoe (d) cat
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a jug; the jug sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) parrot (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a guava; the guava falls into a vase; the vase chases a monkey; the monkey sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) monkey (d) guava
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a ball; the ball sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) doll (d) pencil
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a duck; the duck jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a tent; the tent tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) net (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) duck
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) needle (b) key (c) violin (d) tiger
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) guava (b) fan (c) onion (d) ladder
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a drum; the drum chases a jug; the jug tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kite (b) jug (c) drum (d) jalebi
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a needle; the needle crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) needle (d) ball
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a ball; the ball sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) tent (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a doll; the doll falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) violin (d) doll

Answer key

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

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