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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 429 · 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: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a flute; the flute rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) flute (d) jug
  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) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) tiger (c) pillow (d) mango
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a sock; the sock pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) mango (c) sock (d) duck
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a net. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) net (b) ladder (c) goat (d) tomato
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) drum (c) monkey (d) anchor
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a net; the net sits on a rope; the rope pulls a glass; the glass tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the net? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) rope (d) glass
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a sock; the sock tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) sock (d) jeep
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a watch; the watch chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a violin. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) watch (c) violin (d) goat
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) lemon (d) glass
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases an apple. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) goat (d) jeep
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) tiger (d) parrot
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) apple (c) rose (d) kettle
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) nest (b) violin (c) ladder (d) tomato
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into an owl; the owl chases a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) rose (c) owl (d) anchor
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) glass (c) umpire (d) ball
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a radio; the radio chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) radio (b) vase (c) coconut (d) jalebi
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a van; the van jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) violin (d) van
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a mango; the mango rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a guava. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) guava (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) sock (b) orange (c) monkey (d) drum
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over an orange; the orange sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) orange (c) banana (d) frog

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. flute
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. replay the story
  5. link it to the next item
  6. step 3
  7. mango
  8. sock
  9. goat
  10. monkey
  11. link it to the next item
  12. keep linking in order
  13. rope
  14. funny actions
  15. jeep
  16. step 4
  17. step 2
  18. link it to the next item
  19. goat
  20. lemon
  21. picture the first item
  22. picture the first item
  23. jeep
  24. parrot
  25. that item is lost
  26. kettle
  27. violin
  28. step 1
  29. keep linking in order
  30. each link leads on
  31. picture the first item
  32. owl
  33. ball
  34. picture the first item
  35. vase
  36. link it to the next item
  37. van
  38. mango
  39. monkey
  40. frog

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