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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 563 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) umpire
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) umbrella (b) cat (c) onion (d) ball
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls a wallet; the wallet chases an orange; the orange falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) wallet (b) orange (c) kite (d) nest
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a doll; the doll sits on a net; the net crashes into a key; the key chases a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) doll (c) key (d) candle
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) onion (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a fan; the fan pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a key; the key chases an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) key (d) shoe
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) drum (d) jeep
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a doll; the doll rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) inkpot
  20. 20.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) cat (d) shoe
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) flute (c) kite (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a frog; the frog falls into a goat; the goat chases an owl; the owl crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) orange (b) frog (c) kite (d) goat
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) parrot
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over a doll; the doll tickles an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) doll (d) ladder
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a key; the key pulls an orange; the orange jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) rose (c) key (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a vase; the vase falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a radio; the radio chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) monkey (d) radio
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a duck; the duck sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) van (d) shoe
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a mango; the mango rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) doll (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) parrot (c) glass (d) duck
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) parrot (c) kettle (d) drum
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an ant; the ant falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) anchor (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a mango; the mango falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) mango (c) violin (d) jeep

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. step 3
  3. picture the first item
  4. that item is lost
  5. lemon
  6. step 1
  7. picture the first item
  8. onion
  9. wallet
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. candle
  12. funny actions
  13. each link leads on
  14. umbrella
  15. step 2
  16. replay the story
  17. key
  18. drum
  19. inkpot
  20. link it to the next item
  21. keep linking in order
  22. shoe
  23. flute
  24. step 4
  25. goat
  26. shoe
  27. link it to the next item
  28. whistle
  29. key
  30. picture the first item
  31. radio
  32. jalebi
  33. shoe
  34. link it to the next item
  35. picture the first item
  36. parrot
  37. drum
  38. picture the first item
  39. anchor
  40. rose

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