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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 244 · 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 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a net. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) net (d) coconut
  3. 3.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a watch; the watch chases a banana; the banana rolls into an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) vase (c) orange (d) pillow
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) frog (b) candle (c) pillow (d) jeep
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a fan; the fan jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) apple (d) fan
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a guava; the guava chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a duck; the duck tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) lemon (b) duck (c) guava (d) tiger
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a rose; the rose pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) watch (d) vase
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) rope (d) doll
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls an orange; the orange chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) jug (c) tiger (d) fan
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a mango; the mango sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) apple (c) frog (d) ant
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) jeep (d) igloo
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) glass (d) kite
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a jeep; the jeep rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) frog (c) jeep (d) doll
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a flute; the flute falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a glass; the glass jumps over an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) urn (c) lemon (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a van; the van tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) onion (d) van
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a frog; the frog pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) whistle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls a mango; the mango tickles an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) candle (d) pillow
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an owl; the owl chases an igloo; the igloo tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) owl (d) igloo
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a ball; the ball chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) ball (b) net (c) mirror (d) flute
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) tent
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) coconut (c) kettle (d) whistle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) monkey
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a mirror; the mirror chases a fan; the fan crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) fan (d) mirror
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. coconut
  3. that item is lost
  4. keep linking in order
  5. orange
  6. candle
  7. step 1
  8. keep linking in order
  9. funny actions
  10. fan
  11. guava
  12. picture the first item
  13. link it to the next item
  14. replay the story
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. each link leads on
  17. rose
  18. frog
  19. step 4
  20. jug
  21. ant
  22. igloo
  23. link it to the next item
  24. step 2
  25. glass
  26. jeep
  27. urn
  28. onion
  29. whistle
  30. candle
  31. drum
  32. ball
  33. tomato
  34. kettle
  35. inkpot
  36. link it to the next item
  37. picture the first item
  38. coconut
  39. picture the first item
  40. picture the first item

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