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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 27 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a watch; the watch sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) urn (b) watch (c) sock (d) jeep
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  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 bucket crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) bucket (b) ball (c) apple (d) shoe
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) cat
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a ball; the ball sits on a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) watch (c) ball (d) owl
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases a sock; the sock sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) sock (d) tent
  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 orange jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) shoe (b) drum (c) radio (d) kettle
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a kite; the kite jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) guava (c) kite (d) owl
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) frog (c) rose (d) sock
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a watch; the watch sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tiger (d) fan
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) flute (d) key
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a candle; the candle chases a kite; the kite jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) flute (b) candle (c) glass (d) kite
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) jeep (c) orange (d) flute
  25. 25.🔗 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
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a needle; the needle chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) cat (c) needle (d) mirror
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lemon (b) ice cream (c) monkey (d) pillow
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a vase; the vase sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) radio (b) rope (c) vase (d) duck
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a ball; the ball sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) glass (d) ball
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava; the guava chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) tiger (b) coconut (c) apple (d) sock
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) vase (c) banana (d) apple
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) rose (d) spoon
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a wallet; the wallet pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) doll (b) apple (c) igloo (d) wallet
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a kite; the kite tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) banana
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a rose; the rose sings to a doll; the doll tickles a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) rose (c) spoon (d) radio

Answer key

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

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