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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 127 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) igloo
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) fan (d) ice cream
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a mango; the mango pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) key (c) whistle (d) glass
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a guava; the guava chases a glass; the glass sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) coconut (d) owl
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a ball; the ball chases a doll; the doll falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) ball (d) anchor
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a drum; the drum chases an owl. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) tiger (c) ball (d) owl
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a monkey; the monkey chases a watch; the watch crashes into a goat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) goat (b) kite (c) watch (d) guava
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a mango; the mango chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) mango (d) ant
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) vase (d) pillow
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) lamp
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into an orange; the orange tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) vase (c) nest (d) orange
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a frog; the frog crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) cat (d) frog
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a fan; the fan tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) spoon (b) owl (c) fan (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a tent; the tent sits on an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) anchor (c) jalebi (d) tent
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a needle; the needle tickles an onion; the onion sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) jug (b) needle (c) key (d) onion
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a mirror; the mirror jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) drum (b) urn (c) mirror (d) pencil
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a key; the key falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) ball (b) orange (c) key (d) sock
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) monkey (c) spoon (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) onion (d) guava
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a rope; the rope falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) mirror (d) kettle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a nest; the nest sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) frog (d) goat

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. funny actions
  3. kite
  4. ice cream
  5. whistle
  6. step 4
  7. link it to the next item
  8. step 3
  9. guava
  10. link it to the next item
  11. keep linking in order
  12. doll
  13. link it to the next item
  14. replay the story
  15. that item is lost
  16. owl
  17. keep linking in order
  18. picture the first item
  19. guava
  20. ant
  21. parrot
  22. link it to the next item
  23. picture the first item
  24. each link leads on
  25. anchor
  26. step 1
  27. vase
  28. frog
  29. the pen stirring tea
  30. fan
  31. picture the first item
  32. net
  33. picture the first item
  34. needle
  35. drum
  36. orange
  37. whistle
  38. lamp
  39. mirror
  40. coconut

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