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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 453 · 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 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a nest; the nest sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) nest
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) watch (d) drum
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a needle; the needle chases a sock. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) sock (d) tomato
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a rose; the rose falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) glass (d) candle
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a net; the net falls into a drum; the drum sings to a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) radio (c) key (d) net
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a glass; the glass sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) goat (d) parrot
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a key; the key sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) key (b) pillow (c) ant (d) tent
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a doll; the doll falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a cat; the cat chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umpire (b) cat (c) banana (d) doll
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) cat (b) rope (c) rose (d) pillow
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a mirror. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ladder (b) mirror (c) ant (d) flute
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a candle; the candle pulls a frog; the frog chases an apple. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) cat (d) apple
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a key; the key tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) shoe (b) jug (c) vase (d) key
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a candle; the candle tickles an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) kettle
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a drum; the drum crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a mango; the mango sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) drum (b) guava (c) pillow (d) mango
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) net (b) whistle (c) monkey (d) watch
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a needle; the needle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) drum (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) needle
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a banana; the banana sings to a ball; the ball tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) banana (d) onion
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a van; the van rolls into a guava; the guava sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) van (c) guava (d) goat
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a monkey. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) orange (b) monkey (c) kite (d) tomato
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a sock; the sock sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) igloo (c) whistle (d) ice cream
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) nest (b) guava (c) ball (d) flute

Answer key

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

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