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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 295 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a violin; the violin sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) umpire (d) violin
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a mango; the mango falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over an onion; the onion rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) onion
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
  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.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a guava; the guava falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) fan (b) guava (c) cat (d) vase
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) ball (d) shoe
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a nest. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) pencil (d) nest
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a vase; the vase falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) kite (c) vase (d) shoe
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a drum; the drum crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) drum
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a rope; the rope pulls a jug; the jug sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) sock (b) rope (c) jug (d) anchor
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a pillow; the pillow jumps over a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) glass (c) wallet (d) jug
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) doll
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a flute; the flute tickles a nest. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) flute (d) apple
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a van; the van sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) nest (d) van
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a kite; the kite sits on a duck; the duck rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) kite
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) duck (c) shoe (d) nest
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an owl; the owl chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) igloo
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a frog; the frog falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) fan (b) mango (c) banana (d) frog
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a van; the van sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a net. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) van (b) net (c) mirror (d) rope
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a radio; the radio falls into a glass; the glass rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) onion (d) radio
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a key; the key crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) rose (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a banana; the banana tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) banana (c) tiger (d) doll
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. picture the first item
  4. fan
  5. link it to the next item
  6. radio
  7. keep linking in order
  8. step 4
  9. each link leads on
  10. funny actions
  11. that item is lost
  12. link it to the next item
  13. step 1
  14. fan
  15. step 2
  16. anchor
  17. picture the first item
  18. keep linking in order
  19. replay the story
  20. pencil
  21. vase
  22. jalebi
  23. jug
  24. step 3
  25. jug
  26. ice cream
  27. apple
  28. link it to the next item
  29. nest
  30. duck
  31. nest
  32. picture the first item
  33. igloo
  34. fan
  35. link it to the next item
  36. rope
  37. glass
  38. rose
  39. doll
  40. picture the first item

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