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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 524 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases an onion. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) banana (b) ladder (c) onion (d) radio
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a kite; the kite tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) violin (c) shoe (d) jeep
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) violin (d) radio
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a banana; the banana tickles a radio; the radio sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) goat (b) radio (c) banana (d) inkpot
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a key; the key crashes into an apple; the apple chases a doll. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) apple (b) rose (c) doll (d) drum
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a rose; the rose falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a radio; the radio tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) radio (b) cat (c) bucket (d) rose
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a whistle; the whistle tickles a nest; the nest falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) guava (d) nest
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ladder (b) cat (c) jug (d) umpire
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) violin (d) onion
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a van; the van sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) van (b) wallet (c) apple (d) umbrella
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to an apple; the apple sits on a wallet; the wallet chases a candle; the candle rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) candle (c) glass (d) apple
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) monkey (d) inkpot
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) violin (b) fan (c) jug (d) spoon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a doll; the doll chases a tent; the tent jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jalebi (b) spoon (c) candle (d) tent
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) flute (b) goat (c) glass (d) vase
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a key; the key falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an urn. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) key (d) urn
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) lamp (d) monkey
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a fan; the fan crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) fan (b) ice cream (c) apple (d) kettle

Answer key

  1. ladder
  2. step 3
  3. link it to the next item
  4. link it to the next item
  5. that item is lost
  6. step 2
  7. picture the first item
  8. replay the story
  9. link it to the next item
  10. jeep
  11. picture the first item
  12. picture the first item
  13. step 1
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. keep linking in order
  16. picture the first item
  17. link it to the next item
  18. funny actions
  19. each link leads on
  20. step 4
  21. keep linking in order
  22. funny actions
  23. pencil
  24. banana
  25. rose
  26. picture the first item
  27. rose
  28. guava
  29. umpire
  30. onion
  31. apple
  32. candle
  33. inkpot
  34. fan
  35. candle
  36. glass
  37. bucket
  38. step 2
  39. lamp
  40. kettle

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