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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 398 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases a frog; the frog sings to a kite; the kite sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) kite (d) frog
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a nest; the nest pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) mango (b) nest (c) rope (d) lamp
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a kite; the kite chases an umpire; the umpire rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) umpire (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) kite
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a flute; the flute falls into a frog; the frog tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) frog (b) whistle (c) flute (d) jug
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an owl; the owl falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a candle; the candle chases an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) urn (d) owl
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into an ant; the ant sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pencil (b) monkey (c) ant (d) jeep
  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 candle crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) watch (d) kettle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a parrot; the parrot rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) parrot (b) drum (c) jeep (d) igloo
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a candle; the candle sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) tomato (c) candle (d) shoe
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a goat; the goat falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) jalebi (b) duck (c) goat (d) lemon
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a mango; the mango tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mango (c) umpire (d) owl
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a duck; the duck chases an owl; the owl jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) shoe (c) duck (d) jeep
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) jug (d) ice cream
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a nest; the nest falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) whistle (b) doll (c) nest (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a vase; the vase chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) wallet (d) apple
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) lamp
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an onion; the onion pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) flute (c) fan (d) glass
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a key; the key crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) key (b) rose (c) rope (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a sock; the sock sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) nest (d) cat
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) tomato (c) whistle (d) rose
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) monkey (d) umpire
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a spoon; the spoon chases an orange; the orange jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) orange (d) whistle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a kite; the kite pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) nest (d) kite

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. keep linking in order
  3. replay the story
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. frog
  6. each link leads on
  7. step 4
  8. that item is lost
  9. lamp
  10. umpire
  11. frog
  12. picture the first item
  13. urn
  14. keep linking in order
  15. step 3
  16. step 1
  17. ant
  18. link it to the next item
  19. candle
  20. igloo
  21. tomato
  22. jalebi
  23. owl
  24. jeep
  25. tiger
  26. picture the first item
  27. link it to the next item
  28. drum
  29. vase
  30. inkpot
  31. fan
  32. picture the first item
  33. rose
  34. cat
  35. picture the first item
  36. rose
  37. lemon
  38. funny actions
  39. orange
  40. tomato

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