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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 427 · 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 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a guava; the guava tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a nest; the nest jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) lemon
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) lemon (b) igloo (c) coconut (d) wallet
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a glass; the glass jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) mango (d) onion
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) violin (c) rose (d) vase
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) tomato (c) jug (d) radio
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a van; the van tickles a fan; the fan chases an urn; the urn jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the van? (a) urn (b) fan (c) anchor (d) van
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a candle; the candle tickles a net; the net chases a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) net (c) jalebi (d) whistle
  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 parrot sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over an ant; the ant sits on an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) ant (d) anchor
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a duck; the duck pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) kite (d) mango
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a drum; the drum chases a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) drum
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a spoon; the spoon sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) spoon (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) wallet
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a goat; the goat falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a mango; the mango pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) spoon (c) goat (d) mango
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a glass; the glass jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a van; the van falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) kettle (b) shoe (c) glass (d) sock
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a van; the van sings to a cat; the cat tickles a sock; the sock pulls a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) van (c) umpire (d) cat
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a doll; the doll falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) doll
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a key; the key rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) key (b) drum (c) onion (d) frog
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a frog; the frog chases a duck; the duck sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) sock (b) guava (c) frog (d) candle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a goat; the goat chases a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) kite (c) goat (d) onion
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a cat; the cat sings to an urn; the urn crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) orange (b) van (c) cat (d) apple
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a candle; the candle chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a fan; the fan jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) fan (b) wallet (c) owl (d) candle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a key; the key chases a tent; the tent pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) tent (b) key (c) flute (d) parrot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a key; the key crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) anchor (b) key (c) candle (d) lamp
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a glass; the glass sits on a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) fan (c) monkey (d) onion

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. replay the story
  3. picture the first item
  4. step 3
  5. nest
  6. wallet
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. kettle
  9. vase
  10. picture the first item
  11. jug
  12. fan
  13. whistle
  14. keep linking in order
  15. tent
  16. mango
  17. link it to the next item
  18. drum
  19. funny actions
  20. step 4
  21. picture the first item
  22. spoon
  23. each link leads on
  24. goat
  25. keep linking in order
  26. step 2
  27. link it to the next item
  28. that item is lost
  29. glass
  30. umpire
  31. nest
  32. key
  33. link it to the next item
  34. sock
  35. kite
  36. apple
  37. candle
  38. tent
  39. key
  40. glass

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