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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. umbrella
  3. step 4
  4. link it to the next item
  5. keep linking in order
  6. apple
  7. step 1
  8. keep linking in order
  9. link it to the next item
  10. link it to the next item
  11. each link leads on
  12. picture the first item
  13. rope
  14. that item is lost
  15. ant
  16. funny actions
  17. jeep
  18. the pen stirring tea
  19. picture the first item
  20. mirror
  21. step 2
  22. picture the first item
  23. anchor
  24. link it to the next item
  25. cat
  26. lamp
  27. anchor
  28. coconut
  29. goat
  30. mango
  31. jalebi
  32. flute
  33. fan
  34. funny actions
  35. ball
  36. doll
  37. tomato
  38. inkpot
  39. tiger
  40. drum

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