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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 129 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a tomato; the tomato chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) coconut (d) jalebi
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) needle (d) pillow
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a jeep; the jeep jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) flute
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a key; the key tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) drum (b) violin (c) fan (d) jalebi
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on an owl; the owl sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) sock (d) coconut
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a ball; the ball crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) ball
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a cat; the cat chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) ice cream
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a sock; the sock pulls a van; the van chases a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) banana (c) sock (d) guava
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a duck; the duck pulls a tent; the tent sings to a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) tent (d) van
  23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a ladder; the ladder chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an apple; the apple chases a net; the net pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) candle (c) kite (d) net
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a violin; the violin tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) jug (b) shoe (c) drum (d) violin
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a sock; the sock pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) ice cream
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a guava; the guava sits on a van; the van sings to an orange; the orange chases a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) guava (c) van (d) orange
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a watch; the watch pulls a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) sock (c) lemon (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) umpire (d) banana
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles an orange; the orange sings to a guava; the guava jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) flute (b) orange (c) guava (d) onion
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a net; the net chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the net? (a) doll (b) net (c) umbrella (d) mirror
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a duck; the duck chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) duck (d) vase
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a frog; the frog chases an ant; the ant tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) frog (c) tiger (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) guava (b) candle (c) radio (d) tiger

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. sock
  3. link it to the next item
  4. funny actions
  5. picture the first item
  6. step 1
  7. tomato
  8. owl
  9. picture the first item
  10. step 3
  11. step 2
  12. that item is lost
  13. picture the first item
  14. jalebi
  15. keep linking in order
  16. sock
  17. link it to the next item
  18. parrot
  19. parrot
  20. link it to the next item
  21. sock
  22. tent
  23. replay the story
  24. the pen stirring tea
  25. each link leads on
  26. link it to the next item
  27. drum
  28. net
  29. violin
  30. umbrella
  31. picture the first item
  32. doll
  33. sock
  34. banana
  35. picture the first item
  36. guava
  37. umbrella
  38. jeep
  39. tiger
  40. tiger

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