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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 284 · 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 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) ball (d) lamp
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a vase; the vase sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) monkey (c) onion (d) key
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a watch; the watch chases a doll; the doll tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) guava (b) fan (c) doll (d) watch
  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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) needle (b) candle (c) flute (d) rope
  13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a mango; the mango falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) banana (b) fan (c) mango (d) ice cream
  15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) guava (b) duck (c) rose (d) lamp
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a flute; the flute rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) igloo (d) ball
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a key; the key tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the key? (a) onion (b) violin (c) coconut (d) jalebi
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) bucket (b) goat (c) tiger (d) van
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an owl; the owl falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) banana (c) tomato (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a frog; the frog chases a rope. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) watch (c) rope (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a tent; the tent tickles a sock; the sock sings to a net; the net crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) mango (b) net (c) cat (d) tent
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a lemon; the lemon chases an ant. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) ant (d) net
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) radio (c) anchor (d) nest
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a jug; the jug pulls an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple; the apple rolls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) coconut
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) candle (c) tiger (d) shoe
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls an urn; the urn tickles a coconut; the coconut chases an apple; the apple rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) goat (d) cat
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a nest; the nest chases a rose. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) goat (b) rose (c) nest (d) coconut
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a mango; the mango rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) mango
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) guava (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) rope
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) onion (c) flute (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into an onion; the onion chases a mango; the mango jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) mango (c) onion (d) jeep
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a duck; the duck rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) ice cream (b) umbrella (c) onion (d) duck
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a violin; the violin tickles a kite; the kite falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) flute (d) violin

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. step 2
  3. step 1
  4. jalebi
  5. onion
  6. doll
  7. picture the first item
  8. funny actions
  9. keep linking in order
  10. picture the first item
  11. that item is lost
  12. flute
  13. the pen stirring tea
  14. banana
  15. replay the story
  16. lamp
  17. parrot
  18. keep linking in order
  19. each link leads on
  20. coconut
  21. tiger
  22. tomato
  23. link it to the next item
  24. watch
  25. link it to the next item
  26. mango
  27. frog
  28. step 4
  29. anchor
  30. jug
  31. picture the first item
  32. candle
  33. goat
  34. rose
  35. mango
  36. drum
  37. needle
  38. jeep
  39. umbrella
  40. violin

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