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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 269 · 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 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an apple; the apple falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) orange (d) apple
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a banana; the banana sits on a jug; the jug pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) onion (b) goat (c) guava (d) banana
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) orange (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) needle (c) nest (d) radio
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a van; the van pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the van? (a) tomato (b) van (c) vase (d) ice cream
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) mirror (c) ball (d) jalebi
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a jug; the jug sits on a rose; the rose tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) lamp (b) rose (c) anchor (d) jug
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a net; the net sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) coconut (b) watch (c) anchor (d) net
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a nest; the nest falls into a glass; the glass tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) glass (b) nest (c) bucket (d) apple
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a needle; the needle pulls a drum; the drum tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) needle (d) drum
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a key; the key jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a net; the net sings to a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) key (d) frog
  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.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a mango; the mango sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) jug (b) drum (c) mango (d) parrot
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a van. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) wallet (b) ladder (c) kettle (d) van
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a watch; the watch jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) watch (d) jug
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a ball; the ball sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) rose (d) flute
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a mango; the mango pulls a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) nest (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a nest; the nest sings to a van; the van tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) lemon (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an apple; the apple tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) needle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) bucket
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a drum; the drum chases an urn; the urn rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) net (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a kite; the kite rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) goat
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a jug; the jug rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a cat; the cat crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) pillow (d) cat
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. link it to the next item
  3. picture the first item
  4. picture the first item
  5. replay the story
  6. funny actions
  7. picture the first item
  8. shoe
  9. banana
  10. step 2
  11. fan
  12. step 1
  13. spoon
  14. that item is lost
  15. ice cream
  16. keep linking in order
  17. ball
  18. jug
  19. step 4
  20. watch
  21. link it to the next item
  22. apple
  23. whistle
  24. bucket
  25. picture the first item
  26. the pen stirring tea
  27. drum
  28. kettle
  29. jug
  30. rose
  31. fan
  32. goat
  33. each link leads on
  34. keep linking in order
  35. guava
  36. mirror
  37. urn
  38. whistle
  39. umbrella
  40. link it to the next item

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