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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 406 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a guava; the guava falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) guava (d) ant
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a fan; the fan falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) fan (b) rose (c) umbrella (d) owl
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) banana (c) parrot (d) anchor
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a radio; the radio falls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) fan (b) van (c) radio (d) jug
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a tiger; the tiger rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) pencil (d) bucket
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a guava; the guava chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a coconut; the coconut tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ice cream (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) ant
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a van. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) onion (b) rose (c) mirror (d) kettle
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a flute; the flute pulls a guava; the guava sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) flute (b) ball (c) guava (d) tiger
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a spoon; the spoon chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) tomato (b) radio (c) anchor (d) coconut
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into a kite; the kite pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) kite (b) sock (c) anchor (d) rope
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a rose; the rose falls into an ant; the ant sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) rose (c) ant (d) drum
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) shoe (d) pencil
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) fan (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a monkey; the monkey pulls a glass; the glass sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) jeep (d) owl
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to an apple; the apple falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) tent (d) apple
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a fan; the fan tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a van; the van crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) orange (b) doll (c) fan (d) van
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a shoe; the shoe pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) shoe (d) jeep
  30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a radio; the radio sits on an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) orange (d) mirror
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a rope; the rope sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) igloo (d) kettle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a needle; the needle tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) needle (b) guava (c) apple (d) shoe
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) tent (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) frog
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a bucket; the bucket chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ant (b) urn (c) bucket (d) net
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a spoon; the spoon rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) nest (b) ball (c) mirror (d) spoon
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a rose; the rose falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) drum (d) rose

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. guava
  4. link it to the next item
  5. picture the first item
  6. owl
  7. anchor
  8. step 3
  9. radio
  10. tiger
  11. shoe
  12. kettle
  13. tiger
  14. step 1
  15. anchor
  16. rope
  17. ant
  18. pencil
  19. link it to the next item
  20. funny actions
  21. picture the first item
  22. replay the story
  23. fan
  24. step 4
  25. owl
  26. tent
  27. step 2
  28. van
  29. shoe
  30. that item is lost
  31. picture the first item
  32. radio
  33. duck
  34. shoe
  35. ladder
  36. bucket
  37. picture the first item
  38. ball
  39. the pen stirring tea
  40. pencil

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