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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 296 · 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 replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a flute; the flute falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) guava (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) banana
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) shoe (b) radio (c) sock (d) duck
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a watch; the watch tickles an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) anchor (d) watch
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) cat (d) doll
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a jug; the jug jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) goat (b) frog (c) radio (d) jug
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a guava; the guava pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) cat (c) anchor (d) ladder
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) kite (b) rope (c) jeep (d) parrot
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) violin (c) ladder (d) monkey
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) rope (c) bucket (d) ladder
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a radio; the radio rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a frog; the frog pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) net (d) violin
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a needle; the needle sits on a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) urn
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) parrot
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a sock; the sock chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) coconut (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a cat; the cat tickles a fan; the fan sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) umpire (b) cat (c) fan (d) shoe
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) apple (d) jalebi
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) glass (c) wallet (d) igloo
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) apple (d) spoon
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana; the banana chases an owl; the owl sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) key (b) umpire (c) owl (d) orange
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) jeep
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a cat; the cat falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) cat (c) lamp (d) candle

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. banana
  3. step 1
  4. that item is lost
  5. funny actions
  6. keep linking in order
  7. step 3
  8. replay the story
  9. link it to the next item
  10. link it to the next item
  11. picture the first item
  12. shoe
  13. link it to the next item
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. watch
  16. doll
  17. jug
  18. cat
  19. parrot
  20. picture the first item
  21. step 4
  22. ladder
  23. rope
  24. frog
  25. urn
  26. ladder
  27. keep linking in order
  28. picture the first item
  29. step 2
  30. lemon
  31. shoe
  32. jalebi
  33. picture the first item
  34. wallet
  35. each link leads on
  36. coconut
  37. link it to the next item
  38. umpire
  39. jeep
  40. lamp

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