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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 340 · 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 rose bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a kite; the kite pulls an orange; the orange sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) orange (b) rose (c) apple (d) kite
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) jeep (d) rope
  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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) glass (c) mango (d) rose
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a mango; the mango jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) goat (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) mango
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) ice cream (d) doll
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a sock; the sock pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) onion
  21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a van; the van rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) nest (d) van
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases an owl; the owl tickles a van; the van bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) owl (c) mango (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jug; the jug rolls into a banana; the banana tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) rose (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) jug
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) lamp
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a net; the net tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) lemon (b) net (c) cat (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a doll; the doll falls into a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) fan (d) whistle
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) bucket
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a sock; the sock pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) sock
  31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  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 owl rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) owl (b) apple (c) urn (d) wallet
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on an ant; the ant pulls a nest; the nest falls into a doll; the doll chases a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) ant (c) nest (d) lamp
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) jalebi
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a needle; the needle pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) onion (c) rose (d) owl
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) coconut (d) kettle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) tomato (d) lamp
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a rope; the rope falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) lamp (c) rope (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. apple
  3. funny actions
  4. link it to the next item
  5. rope
  6. keep linking in order
  7. that item is lost
  8. each link leads on
  9. the pen stirring tea
  10. glass
  11. picture the first item
  12. step 4
  13. step 2
  14. step 1
  15. goat
  16. keep linking in order
  17. link it to the next item
  18. link it to the next item
  19. doll
  20. wallet
  21. replay the story
  22. nest
  23. owl
  24. jug
  25. picture the first item
  26. wallet
  27. guava
  28. whistle
  29. bucket
  30. sock
  31. step 3
  32. picture the first item
  33. wallet
  34. lamp
  35. parrot
  36. link it to the next item
  37. onion
  38. coconut
  39. pencil
  40. bucket

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