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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 132 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a key; the key pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) nest (c) radio (d) cat
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) urn
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a van. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) van
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a flute. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) needle (b) apple (c) flute (d) pillow
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) kite (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) lamp
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tiger (b) needle (c) tomato (d) flute
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into an onion; the onion sits on a kite; the kite crashes into an urn; the urn pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) kite (b) onion (c) shoe (d) cat
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a ball; the ball jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a tiger; the tiger chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) ball (d) tiger
  16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a key; the key sings to a goat; the goat crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) urn (b) drum (c) goat (d) igloo
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over an onion; the onion tickles a cat; the cat rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) cat (d) anchor
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) cat (d) rose
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) rope (d) tomato
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a watch; the watch sits on a key. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) pillow (d) fan
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a needle; the needle crashes into a fan; the fan chases a drum; the drum rolls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) sock (c) drum (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a sock; the sock jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) orange (d) rose
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a key; the key jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) key (b) monkey (c) banana (d) watch
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a frog; the frog sings to a candle; the candle crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) candle (d) sock
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to an orange; the orange pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) apple (b) radio (c) orange (d) frog
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a radio; the radio tickles a net; the net falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) net (d) needle
  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 lemon crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a vase; the vase falls into a candle; the candle tickles a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) rose (d) lemon
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) mango (d) kettle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) lamp
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a net; the net sings to a candle; the candle pulls a flute; the flute sits on a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) flute (c) candle (d) net

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. nest
  3. keep linking in order
  4. funny actions
  5. step 1
  6. urn
  7. link it to the next item
  8. van
  9. picture the first item
  10. needle
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. anchor
  13. flute
  14. shoe
  15. tiger
  16. each link leads on
  17. step 4
  18. urn
  19. onion
  20. duck
  21. picture the first item
  22. link it to the next item
  23. igloo
  24. keep linking in order
  25. picture the first item
  26. kettle
  27. that item is lost
  28. goat
  29. rose
  30. banana
  31. link it to the next item
  32. candle
  33. orange
  34. step 2
  35. rose
  36. picture the first item
  37. rose
  38. mango
  39. jeep
  40. radio

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