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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 308 · 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: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) frog (b) goat (c) kite (d) cat
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a banana; the banana tickles a radio; the radio sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) needle (d) banana
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a fan; the fan tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) violin
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) frog (b) radio (c) violin (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a tent; the tent chases a mirror; the mirror pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) bucket
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a drum; the drum rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) jeep (d) watch
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a ball; the ball jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) ant (d) orange
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a drum; the drum pulls a rose; the rose chases an apple; the apple falls into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) apple (d) rose
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a violin; the violin sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a doll; the doll pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) net (d) kettle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a flute; the flute chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a candle; the candle sits on a net. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) net (d) apple
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) kite (c) mango (d) jalebi
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a key; the key sits on a duck; the duck chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) pillow (d) key
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a sock; the sock tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a vase; the vase jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) parrot (d) tomato
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) pillow (c) tiger (d) whistle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a flute; the flute jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) pencil (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) flute
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a needle; the needle tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) needle (d) orange
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) lamp
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a guava; the guava chases an apple. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) parrot (b) apple (c) tomato (d) guava
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) ant (c) key (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a radio; the radio sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a fan; the fan chases a van. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) needle (b) fan (c) duck (d) radio
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) monkey (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) shoe
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an owl; the owl rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) owl (d) monkey

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. link it to the next item
  3. kite
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. needle
  6. inkpot
  7. step 4
  8. picture the first item
  9. that item is lost
  10. violin
  11. bucket
  12. link it to the next item
  13. step 1
  14. each link leads on
  15. keep linking in order
  16. funny actions
  17. link it to the next item
  18. step 2
  19. picture the first item
  20. replay the story
  21. watch
  22. orange
  23. apple
  24. kettle
  25. apple
  26. jalebi
  27. picture the first item
  28. step 3
  29. tent
  30. spoon
  31. igloo
  32. flute
  33. keep linking in order
  34. needle
  35. lamp
  36. apple
  37. bucket
  38. needle
  39. monkey
  40. owl

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