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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 414 · 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 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a doll; the doll rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) bucket (d) ice cream
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an onion; the onion tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto an owl; the owl pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) mango (d) tent
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  13. 13.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) radio (c) umpire (d) igloo
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a watch; the watch chases a drum. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) watch (b) drum (c) kite (d) apple
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a mango; the mango tickles a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) sock
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a candle; the candle sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) doll (b) watch (c) candle (d) tent
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a van; the van tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) fan (d) van
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) tent (d) lamp
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a flute; the flute sings to an ant; the ant pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) onion (b) lamp (c) flute (d) ball
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a needle; the needle sings to a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) doll (d) lamp
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a needle; the needle chases a mango; the mango crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) tiger (c) jalebi (d) apple
  24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) kettle (c) tomato (d) key
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an onion; the onion chases a jeep; the jeep sings to a doll; the doll rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) drum (c) shoe (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  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 pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) nest (c) vase (d) mirror
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a jeep; the jeep falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) mirror (d) urn
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a nest; the nest chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) flute (b) rose (c) apple (d) nest
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) urn (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into an urn; the urn tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) tiger (d) urn
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a tent; the tent jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) orange (d) spoon
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a vase; the vase sings to an onion; the onion pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) vase (b) ant (c) onion (d) tomato
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a banana; the banana rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) ball (c) candle (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a duck; the duck pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) duck (c) violin (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a flute; the flute tickles a nest; the nest sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a doll. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) doll (c) flute (d) anchor
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) lemon (d) tent

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. picture the first item
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. replay the story
  5. each link leads on
  6. step 1
  7. link it to the next item
  8. ice cream
  9. step 3
  10. onion
  11. step 4
  12. funny actions
  13. link it to the next item
  14. keep linking in order
  15. umpire
  16. apple
  17. spoon
  18. doll
  19. fan
  20. lamp
  21. flute
  22. parrot
  23. tiger
  24. that item is lost
  25. kettle
  26. jeep
  27. picture the first item
  28. picture the first item
  29. mirror
  30. mirror
  31. apple
  32. coconut
  33. tiger
  34. picture the first item
  35. spoon
  36. vase
  37. banana
  38. violin
  39. flute
  40. lemon

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