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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 332 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a needle; the needle chases a jug; the jug jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) vase (b) pencil (c) jug (d) urn
  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 tent rolls into a watch; the watch pulls an orange; the orange tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) orange (b) doll (c) tent (d) watch
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a doll; the doll crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) cat
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ant; the ant rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) lemon (c) ant (d) jug
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an urn; the urn sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) tent (b) net (c) ladder (d) urn
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) nest
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a cat; the cat falls into an onion; the onion jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) orange (d) cat
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a glass; the glass pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an anchor; the anchor tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) mirror (d) glass
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a nest; the nest sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) candle (d) ant
  25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a rose; the rose chases a fan; the fan sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) monkey (d) urn
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a guava; the guava crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a doll; the doll rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) inkpot (b) mango (c) goat (d) doll
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) doll (d) violin
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a mango; the mango chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) wallet (d) jalebi
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a violin; the violin chases a mango; the mango falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) mango (c) sock (d) drum
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a van; the van falls into a candle; the candle chases a doll. Which item comes right before the van? (a) doll (b) van (c) spoon (d) whistle
  35. 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) net (b) parrot (c) tent (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a kite; the kite pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) frog (b) kite (c) anchor (d) kettle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an urn; the urn chases a candle; the candle pulls a doll; the doll sits on a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) guava (c) doll (d) coconut
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a van; the van jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) tiger (d) van

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. urn
  3. picture the first item
  4. doll
  5. cat
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 2
  8. keep linking in order
  9. keep linking in order
  10. lemon
  11. link it to the next item
  12. ladder
  13. step 3
  14. funny actions
  15. step 4
  16. that item is lost
  17. picture the first item
  18. nest
  19. step 1
  20. onion
  21. each link leads on
  22. anchor
  23. link it to the next item
  24. ant
  25. the pen stirring tea
  26. link it to the next item
  27. monkey
  28. goat
  29. lemon
  30. mango
  31. link it to the next item
  32. picture the first item
  33. mango
  34. whistle
  35. replay the story
  36. coconut
  37. whistle
  38. kettle
  39. coconut
  40. umbrella

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