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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 571 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ice cream (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) radio
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) ball (d) mango
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) duck (c) jug (d) banana
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a duck; the duck chases a jug; the jug jumps over a van; the van pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) duck (b) jug (c) bucket (d) radio
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a duck; the duck tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) rope (b) anchor (c) duck (d) ladder
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a drum; the drum pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) vase (b) kite (c) guava (d) rose
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) radio (c) guava (d) jalebi
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an owl; the owl tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) owl (c) tent (d) jeep
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a net; the net rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the net? (a) jalebi (b) net (c) jug (d) key
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a jug; the jug tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) orange (d) nest
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a radio; the radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) radio
  27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 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
  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 needle bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a pencil; the pencil rolls into a doll; the doll sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) banana (b) needle (c) doll (d) pencil
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a drum; the drum jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) rose (b) drum (c) sock (d) flute
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a net; the net pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) van (b) coconut (c) net (d) kettle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) apple (b) orange (c) mirror (d) duck
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a net; the net bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) goat (b) net (c) lemon (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on an ant; the ant chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) ant (d) igloo
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a van; the van sits on a drum; the drum sings to an onion; the onion pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) van (b) drum (c) monkey (d) onion
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) frog (b) doll (c) rope (d) inkpot
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) jug (c) key (d) drum

Answer key

  1. the pen stirring tea
  2. step 3
  3. umbrella
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 1
  6. mango
  7. link it to the next item
  8. jug
  9. keep linking in order
  10. duck
  11. duck
  12. step 2
  13. link it to the next item
  14. replay the story
  15. rose
  16. step 4
  17. jalebi
  18. tent
  19. jalebi
  20. jug
  21. link it to the next item
  22. funny actions
  23. picture the first item
  24. each link leads on
  25. picture the first item
  26. radio
  27. that item is lost
  28. picture the first item
  29. picture the first item
  30. keep linking in order
  31. pencil
  32. drum
  33. net
  34. duck
  35. lemon
  36. ant
  37. drum
  38. picture the first item
  39. rope
  40. ball

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