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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 310 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a duck; the duck falls into a doll; the doll chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) nest
  3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) key (b) tiger (c) rope (d) jeep
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  8. 8.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a frog; the frog falls into an apple; the apple sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) inkpot (d) apple
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) glass (b) owl (c) cat (d) banana
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a fan; the fan rolls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) banana
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a doll; the doll chases an anchor; the anchor falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) doll (b) candle (c) anchor (d) ant
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tent; the tent sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a doll; the doll pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) rose (c) anchor (d) doll
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a violin; the violin chases a goat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) frog (b) violin (c) bucket (d) goat
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) banana (d) whistle
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a doll. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) lamp (d) spoon
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a watch; the watch sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) key (d) inkpot
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a net; the net chases a mango; the mango pulls a van. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) net (b) mango (c) van (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a drum; the drum falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) orange (c) onion (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a candle; the candle rolls into an owl; the owl tickles a key; the key sings to a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) owl (c) key (d) tomato
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a needle; the needle pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) needle (d) duck
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ant (c) anchor (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a spoon; the spoon sings to a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) spoon (d) monkey
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) rose (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) jug
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a candle; the candle tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) anchor (b) spoon (c) candle (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) kite
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a drum; the drum pulls a goat; the goat sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) drum (b) goat (c) wallet (d) lamp
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a candle; the candle tickles a net; the net crashes into a vase; the vase chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) net (b) van (c) vase (d) shoe
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a frog; the frog bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a key; the key sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) key (c) ladder (d) umpire
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

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

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