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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 157 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a doll; the doll sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jalebi (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) vase
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) tent (c) nest (d) cat
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls an ant; the ant tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) owl (b) cat (c) drum (d) ant
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) candle
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a frog; the frog sings to a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) frog (c) kite (d) radio
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a violin. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) violin (b) doll (c) glass (d) shoe
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  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.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a guava; the guava falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) inkpot (b) nest (c) guava (d) jeep
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a jeep; the jeep jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a van; the van rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) ladder (b) kite (c) jeep (d) inkpot
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) needle (d) pencil
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) glass (c) doll (d) flute
  23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) vase (d) jalebi
  25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a guava; the guava sits on a radio; the radio tickles a kettle; the kettle jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) goat (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a needle; the needle sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) kite (c) mango (d) needle
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a van; the van sits on a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) nest (c) van (d) tomato
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) needle (c) parrot (d) shoe
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a sock; the sock chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) violin (d) sock
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a flute; the flute chases a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) flute (c) urn (d) tomato
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) igloo (b) rope (c) parrot (d) inkpot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) apple (c) frog (d) doll
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) lemon (c) kettle (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a watch; the watch bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a cat; the cat sings to a van. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) van (b) fan (c) watch (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) whistle

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. pencil
  3. step 2
  4. keep linking in order
  5. link it to the next item
  6. cat
  7. cat
  8. step 1
  9. picture the first item
  10. picture the first item
  11. umbrella
  12. radio
  13. picture the first item
  14. picture the first item
  15. doll
  16. funny actions
  17. link it to the next item
  18. each link leads on
  19. jeep
  20. jeep
  21. rope
  22. glass
  23. that item is lost
  24. jalebi
  25. replay the story
  26. picture the first item
  27. kettle
  28. kite
  29. keep linking in order
  30. pillow
  31. parrot
  32. sock
  33. step 3
  34. urn
  35. igloo
  36. doll
  37. lemon
  38. watch
  39. link it to the next item
  40. jalebi

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