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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 345 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into an owl; the owl tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) owl (b) violin (c) glass (d) jalebi
  9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) coconut
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a mango; the mango tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) radio (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) shoe
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp; the lamp chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) lamp
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) rose (c) lamp (d) ladder
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a watch; the watch falls into a kite; the kite sings to a fan; the fan tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) van (c) monkey (d) kite
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) rose (c) pillow (d) pencil
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) ice cream
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles a flute; the flute falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) flute (b) owl (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) parrot
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a net; the net jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mango (b) net (c) doll (d) violin
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) nest (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) ant (d) spoon
  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 banana sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) pillow (d) monkey
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a jug; the jug falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) jug (c) pillow (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an onion; the onion falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) onion (b) banana (c) candle (d) fan
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a key; the key jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) ant (b) key (c) duck (d) umbrella
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) goat (d) radio
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) orange (b) mango (c) violin (d) ice cream
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. step 1
  3. replay the story
  4. step 2
  5. that item is lost
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 4
  8. violin
  9. the pen stirring tea
  10. funny actions
  11. umbrella
  12. link it to the next item
  13. keep linking in order
  14. shoe
  15. picture the first item
  16. lamp
  17. ladder
  18. link it to the next item
  19. van
  20. rose
  21. each link leads on
  22. whistle
  23. link it to the next item
  24. picture the first item
  25. picture the first item
  26. picture the first item
  27. inkpot
  28. tomato
  29. keep linking in order
  30. violin
  31. spoon
  32. inkpot
  33. picture the first item
  34. monkey
  35. radio
  36. banana
  37. ant
  38. radio
  39. violin
  40. link it to the next item

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