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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 577 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a doll; the doll jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) radio (d) doll
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a watch; the watch chases a rose. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) nest (d) watch
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a rope; the rope pulls a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) goat (c) rope (d) coconut
  14. 14.🔗 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
  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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) watch (b) flute (c) onion (d) ice cream
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire chases a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) rose (c) tent (d) drum
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) mirror
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into an orange; the orange sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) fan (d) tiger
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a violin; the violin falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) frog (b) rose (c) violin (d) pencil
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a glass; the glass sits on a jug; the jug falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) pillow (d) jug
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) lamp (d) cat
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) frog (d) ice cream
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a net; the net pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) urn (b) net (c) watch (d) anchor
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a drum; the drum falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) whistle (c) drum (d) ice cream
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) apple (d) doll
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a watch; the watch pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) rope (b) jug (c) watch (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a guava; the guava chases an onion; the onion crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) frog (d) onion
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a net; the net falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) spoon (b) net (c) umbrella (d) glass
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) monkey
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a nest; the nest chases a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) bucket (d) drum
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jug; the jug tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) jeep
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute; the flute falls into a needle; the needle pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) kite (b) flute (c) igloo (d) jalebi
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) cat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mango (b) cat (c) spoon (d) orange

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. doll
  3. step 4
  4. keep linking in order
  5. whistle
  6. each link leads on
  7. that item is lost
  8. step 3
  9. replay the story
  10. step 1
  11. step 2
  12. funny actions
  13. goat
  14. picture the first item
  15. keep linking in order
  16. link it to the next item
  17. onion
  18. drum
  19. ladder
  20. the pen stirring tea
  21. ladder
  22. picture the first item
  23. violin
  24. jug
  25. jalebi
  26. parrot
  27. urn
  28. drum
  29. candle
  30. watch
  31. frog
  32. glass
  33. monkey
  34. picture the first item
  35. umbrella
  36. ice cream
  37. jalebi
  38. link it to the next item
  39. ice cream
  40. spoon

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