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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 466 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a van; the van rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a radio; the radio bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) candle (b) watch (c) radio (d) van
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a nest; the nest tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) coconut (d) rose
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a flute; the flute sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) flute
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a net; the net sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) banana (b) net (c) sock (d) ball
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an ant; the ant falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an orange; the orange sings to an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) igloo (c) urn (d) orange
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) lamp (d) apple
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a vase; the vase falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on an owl; the owl chases a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) wallet (c) owl (d) lemon
  21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a key; the key crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a duck; the duck tickles an orange. Which item comes right before the key? (a) duck (b) orange (c) vase (d) key
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on an orange; the orange rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) mango (b) orange (c) anchor (d) drum
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an owl; the owl tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) owl (d) rose
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a radio; the radio sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) goat (d) bucket
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) anchor (c) umpire (d) sock
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) rope (c) guava (d) monkey
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a jug; the jug sings to a candle; the candle chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) ladder (c) watch (d) sock
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) needle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an urn; the urn tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) urn (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) jug
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a flute; the flute pulls a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) duck (d) bucket
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a glass; the glass falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) urn (b) lamp (c) glass (d) apple
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a guava; the guava chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) nest (d) guava
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a goat; the goat sits on a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) frog (c) sock (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases an orange; the orange falls into a van; the van jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) van (d) orange
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a sock; the sock tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) sock (b) watch (c) tent (d) cat

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 1
  3. van
  4. link it to the next item
  5. monkey
  6. glass
  7. step 3
  8. keep linking in order
  9. the pen stirring tea
  10. funny actions
  11. that item is lost
  12. banana
  13. urn
  14. coconut
  15. keep linking in order
  16. link it to the next item
  17. each link leads on
  18. picture the first item
  19. step 4
  20. vase
  21. replay the story
  22. step 2
  23. vase
  24. drum
  25. inkpot
  26. goat
  27. sock
  28. rope
  29. watch
  30. picture the first item
  31. link it to the next item
  32. whistle
  33. jug
  34. duck
  35. glass
  36. picture the first item
  37. cat
  38. frog
  39. mirror
  40. sock

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