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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 432 · 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 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a key; the key chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) tomato (d) key
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a duck; the duck tickles a radio; the radio chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) radio (b) goat (c) duck (d) lamp
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a van; the van pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) coconut (d) van
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) monkey
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a frog; the frog sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a sock; the sock jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) shoe (c) parrot (d) pencil
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a rope; the rope sits on a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) rope (c) flute (d) urn
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a vase; the vase chases a guava. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) igloo (b) ball (c) vase (d) lamp
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an orange; the orange sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) pencil (d) shoe
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) vase (b) doll (c) glass (d) tiger
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an owl; the owl rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a drum; the drum chases a candle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) drum (c) ball (d) owl
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) wallet (c) tent (d) pencil
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) urn (d) parrot
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) key (c) inkpot (d) tent
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a kite; the kite jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) bucket (b) key (c) umpire (d) kite
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) whistle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a rope; the rope pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) urn (d) rope
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a jug; the jug chases an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) jug (c) sock (d) apple
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a duck; the duck pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) ant
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a van; the van tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) van (b) apple (c) sock (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a net; the net rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) goat (d) net
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a banana; the banana falls into a ball; the ball chases a kettle; the kettle tickles a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) fan (c) glass (d) ball
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a duck; the duck sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) candle (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles an urn; the urn bounces onto a net; the net sits on a needle; the needle pulls a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) needle (c) net (d) goat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an urn; the urn tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) mango (c) goat (d) tiger

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. keep linking in order
  3. picture the first item
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. that item is lost
  6. key
  7. each link leads on
  8. picture the first item
  9. step 4
  10. duck
  11. tent
  12. funny actions
  13. anchor
  14. shoe
  15. urn
  16. vase
  17. picture the first item
  18. pencil
  19. doll
  20. owl
  21. step 3
  22. wallet
  23. link it to the next item
  24. replay the story
  25. anchor
  26. link it to the next item
  27. key
  28. step 1
  29. umpire
  30. ladder
  31. fan
  32. jug
  33. link it to the next item
  34. umbrella
  35. sock
  36. doll
  37. fan
  38. cat
  39. goat
  40. goat

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