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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 478 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  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, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) net (b) ladder (c) pillow (d) fan
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an orange; the orange pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) candle (b) rose (c) anchor (d) orange
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases an ant; the ant falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) kite (c) needle (d) ant
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a cat; the cat falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) needle (b) flute (c) cat (d) whistle
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a ball; the ball falls into a tent; the tent sings to a flute; the flute rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) flute (d) ball
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a mango; the mango chases an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) mango (c) candle (d) tiger
  13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a fan; the fan pulls a candle; the candle crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) glass (c) candle (d) urn
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a rose; the rose tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) candle (b) rose (c) ball (d) urn
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a duck; the duck chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) duck
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a key; the key tickles a pencil; the pencil pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) key (c) lamp (d) cat
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a monkey; the monkey tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) bucket (d) ice cream
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a banana; the banana tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jeep (b) ball (c) banana (d) whistle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) whistle (d) jalebi
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) sock (b) ant (c) key (d) guava
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on an orange; the orange pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) mirror
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a wallet; the wallet chases a nest; the nest sings to a rose; the rose crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) wallet (d) nest
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a tent; the tent falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) coconut (d) pencil
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a banana; the banana sits on a pencil; the pencil tickles a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) cat (b) rose (c) spoon (d) pencil
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a fan; the fan sings to a watch; the watch jumps over a duck; the duck pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) ant (c) watch (d) sock
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a vase; the vase crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) violin (b) apple (c) bucket (d) tiger
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a frog; the frog chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) jalebi (c) orange (d) lamp
  34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) jug
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) ant (d) nest
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a drum; the drum sings to a ladder; the ladder rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) anchor
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a glass; the glass jumps over a pencil; the pencil tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) apple (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. funny actions
  4. fan
  5. anchor
  6. violin
  7. replay the story
  8. each link leads on
  9. step 1
  10. needle
  11. flute
  12. onion
  13. that item is lost
  14. urn
  15. rose
  16. duck
  17. keep linking in order
  18. picture the first item
  19. lamp
  20. jalebi
  21. whistle
  22. anchor
  23. step 4
  24. keep linking in order
  25. ant
  26. orange
  27. picture the first item
  28. nest
  29. pencil
  30. pencil
  31. sock
  32. apple
  33. lamp
  34. the pen stirring tea
  35. umpire
  36. sock
  37. coconut
  38. bucket
  39. link it to the next item
  40. picture the first item

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