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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 419 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a goat; the goat sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a jeep; the jeep tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) jeep
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a needle; the needle tickles a radio; the radio falls into a ball; the ball chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) urn (d) needle
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an onion; the onion chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) onion (d) violin
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a jug; the jug falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) drum (d) jug
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a spoon; the spoon jumps over a violin; the violin tickles a nest; the nest pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) spoon (b) violin (c) nest (d) radio
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a rope; the rope chases a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) banana (c) rope (d) jalebi
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) ant
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) ball (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) parrot
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a rope; the rope chases a tent; the tent sits on a net; the net tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the net? (a) tent (b) banana (c) net (d) drum
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an owl; the owl sits on a fan; the fan pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) owl (b) needle (c) umpire (d) fan
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a drum; the drum falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) frog (d) needle
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on a van; the van sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) van (c) net (d) anchor
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a cat; the cat sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) drum (d) cat
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a rope; the rope falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a watch; the watch sings to a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) pencil (c) net (d) owl
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) owl (c) ball (d) jeep
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) jeep
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) violin (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a candle; the candle falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) mango (d) jeep
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a van; the van sits on a guava; the guava tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) van (d) umbrella
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an apple; the apple tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) guava (b) wallet (c) apple (d) coconut
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a fan; the fan crashes into a doll; the doll sits on an urn; the urn sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) ice cream (b) apple (c) doll (d) fan
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) orange (c) whistle (d) candle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) kite (d) shoe
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a radio; the radio bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles an urn; the urn sits on a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) monkey (c) urn (d) goat

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. keep linking in order
  4. step 4
  5. wallet
  6. funny actions
  7. link it to the next item
  8. needle
  9. step 2
  10. onion
  11. replay the story
  12. link it to the next item
  13. link it to the next item
  14. that item is lost
  15. each link leads on
  16. jug
  17. link it to the next item
  18. violin
  19. rope
  20. tiger
  21. jeep
  22. drum
  23. umpire
  24. step 3
  25. frog
  26. picture the first item
  27. keep linking in order
  28. van
  29. cat
  30. net
  31. jeep
  32. wallet
  33. violin
  34. jeep
  35. coconut
  36. wallet
  37. apple
  38. candle
  39. coconut
  40. monkey

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