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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 575 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a sock; the sock jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) banana (c) guava (d) urn
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a key. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) key (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) coconut
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) net (d) glass
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an igloo; the igloo sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) mirror (d) whistle
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) shoe
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) watch (b) radio (c) umpire (d) umbrella
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a jug; the jug tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) jug (b) flute (c) rose (d) frog
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a vase; the vase pulls a needle; the needle chases a goat; the goat sits on an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) needle (c) goat (d) coconut
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a banana; the banana chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) net (c) doll (d) shoe
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a radio; the radio sits on an orange; the orange tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) radio (b) anchor (c) flute (d) orange
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) kite (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) ice cream
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a radio; the radio tickles a candle; the candle sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) candle (b) fan (c) radio (d) doll
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) key (c) glass (d) monkey
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an orange; the orange jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) orange (d) lamp
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a key; the key crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the key? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) ladder
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a jug; the jug chases a key; the key crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) key (d) jug
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a doll; the doll tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls a violin; the violin sits on a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) doll (c) nest (d) lemon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a needle; the needle chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) violin (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) needle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) watch (c) rope (d) owl
  36. 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a goat; the goat pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a guava. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) jeep (b) kettle (c) goat (d) pencil
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) goat (d) rose
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a nest; the nest sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) ball (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) nest
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a goat. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) van (b) frog (c) urn (d) whistle

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. step 4
  3. guava
  4. coconut
  5. step 1
  6. link it to the next item
  7. replay the story
  8. picture the first item
  9. funny actions
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. step 3
  12. jalebi
  13. mirror
  14. keep linking in order
  15. orange
  16. radio
  17. link it to the next item
  18. flute
  19. needle
  20. picture the first item
  21. keep linking in order
  22. doll
  23. anchor
  24. link it to the next item
  25. bucket
  26. candle
  27. monkey
  28. umbrella
  29. picture the first item
  30. ladder
  31. jug
  32. each link leads on
  33. nest
  34. jalebi
  35. owl
  36. that item is lost
  37. jeep
  38. rose
  39. nest
  40. van

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