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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 476 · 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 replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) lamp
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) flute (d) drum
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a needle; the needle chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) needle (d) jalebi
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases an ant; the ant sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tomato (b) apple (c) tent (d) ant
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a vase; the vase pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) vase (d) cat
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) jalebi
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a doll; the doll tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) radio (d) doll
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a key; the key falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) cat (b) duck (c) key (d) igloo
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a tent. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) jeep (b) kite (c) needle (d) mango
  23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) lamp
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) rose (b) fan (c) ball (d) jeep
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a doll; the doll sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a radio; the radio sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) needle (b) key (c) radio (d) bucket
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) kettle (d) lemon
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a sock; the sock jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) sock (c) whistle (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an orange; the orange pulls a drum; the drum tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) orange (d) glass
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) jeep (b) frog (c) lamp (d) whistle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) violin (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a violin; the violin sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) inkpot (b) mango (c) shoe (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a van; the van jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) van (b) coconut (c) rope (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) pencil (c) banana (d) watch
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a vase; the vase pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) rope (c) vase (d) glass
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) glass (b) violin (c) owl (d) sock

Answer key

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

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