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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 404 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a rose; the rose chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) igloo
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) banana (d) apple
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) guava (b) frog (c) jug (d) tent
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a van; the van bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) ant (d) van
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) ladder (b) needle (c) umpire (d) tiger
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a key; the key crashes into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) flute (c) tomato (d) ice cream
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) tomato
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a cat; the cat falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) radio (d) cat
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a pencil; the pencil pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a van; the van crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) pencil (b) drum (c) ice cream (d) van
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a van; the van bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) nest (b) van (c) tent (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an orange; the orange sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) coconut
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) lemon (d) wallet
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) lamp (b) umpire (c) vase (d) duck
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) banana (c) pencil (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a sock; the sock sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) guava (b) sock (c) nest (d) duck
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a glass; the glass falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a radio. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) glass (b) goat (c) igloo (d) candle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) flute (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) lamp
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a guava; the guava sings to a glass; the glass sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) key (b) guava (c) glass (d) ladder
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) needle (c) doll (d) rope
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles an onion; the onion pulls a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) orange (b) onion (c) van (d) cat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a cat; the cat chases a fan; the fan tickles a jug; the jug falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) needle (b) jug (c) duck (d) cat

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. link it to the next item
  3. link it to the next item
  4. step 4
  5. step 1
  6. step 2
  7. link it to the next item
  8. the pen stirring tea
  9. each link leads on
  10. umpire
  11. picture the first item
  12. replay the story
  13. apple
  14. guava
  15. that item is lost
  16. step 3
  17. ice cream
  18. ladder
  19. tomato
  20. mango
  21. keep linking in order
  22. anchor
  23. picture the first item
  24. van
  25. van
  26. tomato
  27. funny actions
  28. keep linking in order
  29. picture the first item
  30. cat
  31. duck
  32. goat
  33. sock
  34. goat
  35. flute
  36. key
  37. picture the first item
  38. doll
  39. onion
  40. jug

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