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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 474 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a goat; the goat pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a rose; the rose crashes into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) goat (d) ball
  4. 4.🔗 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
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a watch; the watch rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) jalebi (c) watch (d) jug
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) flute (d) wallet
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls an owl; the owl chases an orange; the orange tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) doll (c) orange (d) owl
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a net; the net chases a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) doll (b) net (c) urn (d) jalebi
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an orange; the orange rolls into a pencil; the pencil chases a glass. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) glass (b) pencil (c) pillow (d) guava
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an owl; the owl rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) owl (b) onion (c) jug (d) shoe
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a duck; the duck chases a frog. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) duck
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a frog. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kite (c) kettle (d) frog
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) pillow (d) flute
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a ball; the ball sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) violin (c) duck (d) parrot
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) jug
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls a mango; the mango sings to a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) bucket (c) mango (d) drum
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) duck (c) goat (d) wallet
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) fan
  30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) lemon (d) banana
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) cat (d) rope
  34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a candle; the candle sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) glass (c) spoon (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a nest; the nest jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tomato (b) nest (c) watch (d) needle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a doll; the doll chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) flute (d) watch
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a jeep; the jeep sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) duck (b) jeep (c) tiger (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a cat; the cat crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a tiger; the tiger sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) owl

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 3
  3. anchor
  4. link it to the next item
  5. link it to the next item
  6. keep linking in order
  7. that item is lost
  8. picture the first item
  9. funny actions
  10. each link leads on
  11. step 4
  12. picture the first item
  13. watch
  14. mango
  15. doll
  16. step 2
  17. doll
  18. pillow
  19. jug
  20. duck
  21. kettle
  22. flute
  23. parrot
  24. guava
  25. drum
  26. keep linking in order
  27. duck
  28. step 1
  29. fan
  30. replay the story
  31. link it to the next item
  32. tomato
  33. pillow
  34. the pen stirring tea
  35. candle
  36. picture the first item
  37. needle
  38. watch
  39. jeep
  40. anchor

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