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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 381 · 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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 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
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) umbrella
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a ball; the ball chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) onion (c) banana (d) rose
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a kite; the kite sings to an ant; the ant chases an anchor; the anchor sits on a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) tomato (d) anchor
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) monkey (d) owl
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a violin; the violin sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) drum (c) wallet (d) violin
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) drum (d) tiger
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a lemon; the lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) jeep (d) shoe
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) wallet (d) ball
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) drum (d) apple
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on an owl; the owl sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) owl
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) jeep (b) ice cream (c) rose (d) wallet
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a key; the key tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) key (d) banana
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a pencil; the pencil chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a ball; the ball tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) kite (d) umpire
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a kite; the kite sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) nest
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) kettle
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) jug (c) mango (d) pillow
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a key; the key bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) banana (c) kite (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the net? (a) glass (b) net (c) cat (d) lamp
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a goat; the goat tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a needle. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) duck (d) kettle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) ball (d) igloo
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a radio; the radio chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) mirror (c) ball (d) lemon
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) tent (d) igloo

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 1
  4. step 4
  5. link it to the next item
  6. keep linking in order
  7. keep linking in order
  8. coconut
  9. rose
  10. step 3
  11. tomato
  12. owl
  13. step 2
  14. that item is lost
  15. picture the first item
  16. wallet
  17. tiger
  18. replay the story
  19. anchor
  20. funny actions
  21. wallet
  22. pencil
  23. each link leads on
  24. owl
  25. ice cream
  26. radio
  27. umpire
  28. picture the first item
  29. ladder
  30. fan
  31. picture the first item
  32. link it to the next item
  33. link it to the next item
  34. pillow
  35. banana
  36. glass
  37. kettle
  38. ball
  39. lemon
  40. tent

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