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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 276 · 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: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) net (c) inkpot (d) monkey
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a candle; the candle chases a tiger; the tiger pulls an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) candle (d) umpire
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a net; the net falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) owl (c) spoon (d) net
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a radio; the radio falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) onion (b) radio (c) glass (d) ice cream
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a glass; the glass pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) duck (c) igloo (d) glass
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a ball; the ball sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) shoe (b) urn (c) lemon (d) tiger
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a pencil; the pencil chases an ant; the ant jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) ant (b) tomato (c) mango (d) needle
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a net; the net tickles an apple; the apple pulls a radio; the radio sings to a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) mango (c) apple (d) net
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) urn (d) jalebi
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a fan; the fan crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) banana (b) candle (c) ant (d) fan
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) kettle (b) owl (c) urn (d) radio
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls an apple; the apple falls into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) tiger (c) banana (d) violin
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) orange (d) banana
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a frog; the frog sings to a drum; the drum pulls a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) duck (c) jug (d) frog
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a kite; the kite crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) doll (b) tiger (c) kite (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a van; the van chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) nest (d) wallet
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an onion; the onion tickles an urn; the urn pulls a drum; the drum jumps over a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) urn (c) doll (d) onion
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a mango; the mango pulls a sock; the sock tickles a tiger; the tiger sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) duck (c) sock (d) tiger
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) van (d) doll
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a nest; the nest sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) rose (c) nest (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. picture the first item
  3. funny actions
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 1
  6. step 2
  7. link it to the next item
  8. monkey
  9. anchor
  10. replay the story
  11. picture the first item
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. spoon
  14. step 3
  15. each link leads on
  16. glass
  17. glass
  18. keep linking in order
  19. step 4
  20. urn
  21. keep linking in order
  22. that item is lost
  23. tomato
  24. apple
  25. link it to the next item
  26. frog
  27. fan
  28. picture the first item
  29. owl
  30. violin
  31. banana
  32. jug
  33. kite
  34. ladder
  35. picture the first item
  36. drum
  37. duck
  38. picture the first item
  39. kettle
  40. nest

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