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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 475 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a jug; the jug chases an onion; the onion jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) jug (b) onion (c) lemon (d) bucket
  6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a mirror; the mirror rolls into a sock; the sock chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) guava (d) mirror
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a violin; the violin sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) igloo (c) violin (d) rose
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a duck; the duck sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) duck (c) anchor (d) jug
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a van; the van crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) jug (b) igloo (c) tent (d) van
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a ball; the ball sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) apple (c) tiger (d) ball
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) nest (b) flute (c) wallet (d) frog
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a vase; the vase pulls a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) doll
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a van; the van sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) pencil (b) violin (c) van (d) kettle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a net; the net rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) needle (b) doll (c) onion (d) umpire
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a kite; the kite sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a doll; the doll pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) kite (b) mirror (c) doll (d) glass
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an apple; the apple falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a net; the net jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) apple (d) net
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a van. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) tomato (b) wallet (c) jug (d) van
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a van; the van bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the van? (a) ladder (b) apple (c) van (d) ant
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a violin; the violin rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) ant (b) nest (c) ladder (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a fan; the fan chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) fan (b) tent (c) pencil (d) lemon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a rope; the rope tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) lemon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) apple (d) drum
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) inkpot (b) onion (c) glass (d) ladder
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a kite; the kite tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) kite (c) urn (d) banana
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a van; the van sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the van? (a) apple (b) parrot (c) spoon (d) van
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) inkpot (c) anchor (d) vase
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases an apple; the apple pulls a vase; the vase falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) apple (c) needle (d) jalebi

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. picture the first item
  3. link it to the next item
  4. each link leads on
  5. bucket
  6. replay the story
  7. step 4
  8. sock
  9. funny actions
  10. violin
  11. duck
  12. picture the first item
  13. keep linking in order
  14. step 1
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. van
  17. apple
  18. frog
  19. step 3
  20. doll
  21. violin
  22. needle
  23. picture the first item
  24. link it to the next item
  25. picture the first item
  26. step 2
  27. mirror
  28. apple
  29. jug
  30. ant
  31. link it to the next item
  32. ladder
  33. pencil
  34. lemon
  35. apple
  36. ladder
  37. banana
  38. apple
  39. vase
  40. needle

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