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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. picture the first item
  3. coconut
  4. nest
  5. keep linking in order
  6. link it to the next item
  7. link it to the next item
  8. banana
  9. step 4
  10. keep linking in order
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. jeep
  13. step 2
  14. tiger
  15. van
  16. ladder
  17. flute
  18. step 3
  19. mirror
  20. picture the first item
  21. picture the first item
  22. funny actions
  23. that item is lost
  24. link it to the next item
  25. step 1
  26. anchor
  27. fan
  28. shoe
  29. replay the story
  30. coconut
  31. parrot
  32. lamp
  33. goat
  34. watch
  35. watch
  36. banana
  37. whistle
  38. jeep
  39. igloo
  40. owl

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