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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 277 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a van; the van sits on a violin; the violin crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the van? (a) cat (b) van (c) violin (d) coconut
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a glass; the glass pulls a wallet. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) van (b) kettle (c) mango (d) wallet
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a candle; the candle sings to a net; the net falls into an onion; the onion pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) orange (b) net (c) onion (d) coconut
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a violin; the violin sits on an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) whistle
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a pillow; the pillow rolls into a frog; the frog chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) pillow (d) frog
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a whistle; the whistle chases a rope; the rope sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) whistle (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) rope
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an ant; the ant rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a cat. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) cat (d) monkey
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a candle; the candle falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) candle (b) ant (c) lamp (d) kettle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a nest; the nest sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a net; the net chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ladder (b) nest (c) net (d) umbrella
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a goat; the goat pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) parrot (c) glass (d) key
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) mirror (c) kettle (d) shoe
  26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a key; the key sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) key (b) lemon (c) kite (d) inkpot
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a drum; the drum tickles an orange; the orange falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) ladder (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) guava (c) cat (d) coconut
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a tent; the tent chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) lamp (d) igloo
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a mango; the mango pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) net
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) ladder (d) tomato
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) goat (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a frog; the frog jumps over a banana; the banana pulls an ant; the ant crashes into a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) mango (c) ant (d) bucket
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a nest; the nest pulls a fan; the fan chases a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) fan (c) bucket (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) pillow (d) radio
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a drum; the drum falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) drum (c) onion (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 1
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. picture the first item
  5. violin
  6. that item is lost
  7. van
  8. onion
  9. violin
  10. monkey
  11. whistle
  12. cat
  13. step 4
  14. each link leads on
  15. step 3
  16. keep linking in order
  17. picture the first item
  18. link it to the next item
  19. keep linking in order
  20. funny actions
  21. candle
  22. net
  23. parrot
  24. picture the first item
  25. mirror
  26. replay the story
  27. key
  28. step 2
  29. drum
  30. duck
  31. link it to the next item
  32. igloo
  33. pillow
  34. tomato
  35. goat
  36. ant
  37. bucket
  38. link it to the next item
  39. guava
  40. drum

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