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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 569 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a radio; the radio chases a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) umpire (c) tomato (d) shoe
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a kite; the kite pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to an ant; the ant rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) tomato (d) kite
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) ball (d) shoe
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a flute; the flute tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) mirror
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) banana (d) tiger
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a parrot; the parrot sits on a van; the van tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) van (d) needle
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a jug; the jug sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) jug
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a rose; the rose falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) pencil (d) rose
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a banana; the banana pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a ball; the ball tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) orange (b) banana (c) ball (d) rope
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) pencil (d) kettle
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a key; the key falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) key (b) ladder (c) lemon (d) wallet
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a guava; the guava rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) ant (c) guava (d) vase
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) jug (c) parrot (d) umpire
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a tiger; the tiger sits on a candle; the candle tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) tiger (d) nest
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a key; the key chases a cat; the cat sits on a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) key (c) cat (d) wallet
  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 tent sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) doll (b) banana (c) pencil (d) jeep
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) inkpot (b) onion (c) ladder (d) nest
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into an urn; the urn chases an orange; the orange sings to a key; the key sits on an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) orange (c) urn (d) ant
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) parrot (d) jug
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a nest; the nest chases a needle; the needle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) fan (b) needle (c) nest (d) shoe
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a flute; the flute chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) candle (b) flute (c) umpire (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) mirror (b) pencil (c) cat (d) frog
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) ice cream (b) pencil (c) umpire (d) tent

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. orange
  4. step 1
  5. onion
  6. ball
  7. step 3
  8. step 2
  9. link it to the next item
  10. that item is lost
  11. flute
  12. replay the story
  13. tiger
  14. parrot
  15. tomato
  16. pencil
  17. ball
  18. lamp
  19. picture the first item
  20. picture the first item
  21. step 4
  22. lemon
  23. picture the first item
  24. guava
  25. apple
  26. candle
  27. key
  28. link it to the next item
  29. banana
  30. keep linking in order
  31. nest
  32. picture the first item
  33. ant
  34. funny actions
  35. parrot
  36. shoe
  37. link it to the next item
  38. flute
  39. mirror
  40. tent

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