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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 164 · 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 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  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, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a watch; the watch chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the net? (a) jalebi (b) net (c) tent (d) shoe
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a net; the net jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) key (b) net (c) mirror (d) mango
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a key; the key sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lemon (b) key (c) whistle (d) apple
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the net? (a) banana (b) net (c) whistle (d) radio
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a rose; the rose sits on an apple; the apple sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) rose (d) tomato
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a tent; the tent chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) fan (c) watch (d) pillow
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over an ant; the ant tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) pencil (d) ant
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a guava; the guava falls into a drum; the drum tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) flute (d) drum
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a pillow; the pillow chases a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) vase (d) kite
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) fan (c) ladder (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) lemon (d) umpire
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a goat; the goat falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a nest; the nest rolls into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) watch
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a rope; the rope sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a banana; the banana sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) guava (d) wallet
  29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a nest; the nest falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) jeep (b) wallet (c) watch (d) shoe
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a flute; the flute tickles a rope; the rope falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) fan (d) ant
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to a lamp; the lamp rolls into a radio; the radio sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) radio (d) ice cream
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to a mango; the mango falls into a flute; the flute tickles a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) mango (c) mirror (d) shoe
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a pencil; the pencil pulls an umpire; the umpire jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases an apple. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) apple (d) inkpot
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles an orange. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) banana (b) glass (c) orange (d) coconut

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. step 1
  3. step 2
  4. keep linking in order
  5. funny actions
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. shoe
  8. keep linking in order
  9. link it to the next item
  10. replay the story
  11. picture the first item
  12. mirror
  13. each link leads on
  14. picture the first item
  15. key
  16. radio
  17. apple
  18. tent
  19. pillow
  20. step 4
  21. drum
  22. flute
  23. radio
  24. owl
  25. inkpot
  26. picture the first item
  27. pillow
  28. bucket
  29. that item is lost
  30. picture the first item
  31. watch
  32. link it to the next item
  33. jalebi
  34. tiger
  35. whistle
  36. shoe
  37. link it to the next item
  38. umpire
  39. picture the first item
  40. banana

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