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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 283 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a net; the net jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) net (b) fan (c) banana (d) pencil
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a tent; the tent sits on a cat; the cat crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) tiger (b) onion (c) tent (d) cat
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a needle; the needle tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) radio (b) needle (c) parrot (d) violin
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a rose; the rose pulls a kite; the kite sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) flute (c) rose (d) tent
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) glass (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) needle
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a sock; the sock falls into a monkey; the monkey chases a nest; the nest crashes into an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) sock (c) ant (d) nest
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a kite; the kite falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) kite (d) rose
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) urn (d) tiger
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a cat; the cat chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) monkey (c) spoon (d) goat
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) igloo
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) spoon (b) inkpot (c) igloo (d) van
  27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a candle; the candle pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) radio (b) candle (c) apple (d) tiger
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a needle; the needle sings to an apple; the apple pulls an ant; the ant sits on a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) ant (c) spoon (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a guava; the guava tickles a van; the van falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a tent. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) van (b) owl (c) tent (d) guava
  33. 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a flute; the flute chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) glass (d) umbrella
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a van; the van tickles a rope; the rope crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) van
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a lamp; the lamp sits on a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) jeep (d) kettle
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a violin; the violin chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) guava (b) wallet (c) violin (d) rope
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a mango; the mango jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) apple
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. that item is lost
  3. link it to the next item
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 4
  6. keep linking in order
  7. step 2
  8. picture the first item
  9. picture the first item
  10. banana
  11. tent
  12. radio
  13. flute
  14. step 3
  15. picture the first item
  16. picture the first item
  17. needle
  18. ant
  19. replay the story
  20. parrot
  21. link it to the next item
  22. funny actions
  23. anchor
  24. goat
  25. ladder
  26. inkpot
  27. the pen stirring tea
  28. keep linking in order
  29. link it to the next item
  30. candle
  31. ant
  32. guava
  33. each link leads on
  34. glass
  35. coconut
  36. kettle
  37. picture the first item
  38. guava
  39. monkey
  40. picture the first item

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