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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 586 · 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: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a violin; the violin sits on a cat; the cat tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) violin (c) needle (d) tent
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a fan; the fan falls into a drum; the drum sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) drum (c) owl (d) kettle
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  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.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a sock; the sock chases a pencil; the pencil sings to an apple; the apple falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) apple (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) sock
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a sock; the sock chases a candle; the candle crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) sock (c) candle (d) tent
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) kettle (c) sock (d) flute
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) sock (d) candle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a doll; the doll tickles a drum; the drum sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) radio (c) drum (d) lemon
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) ant (d) guava
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a violin; the violin sings to a flute; the flute sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) glass (d) flute
  26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) doll (d) duck
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a duck; the duck jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) tent
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a vase; the vase chases a glass. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) doll (b) vase (c) drum (d) glass
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) doll
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a goat; the goat chases a glass; the glass crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) glass (b) apple (c) goat (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a nest; the nest chases a mango; the mango bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) watch (b) whistle (c) nest (d) ice cream
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a van; the van crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) van (b) tiger (c) tent (d) pencil
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a van; the van pulls a rose; the rose sings to a candle; the candle chases an owl. Which item comes right after the van? (a) goat (b) rose (c) owl (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a nest; the nest jumps over an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) banana (c) igloo (d) nest
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) net (c) candle (d) urn
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) bucket (d) kite
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) banana (d) watch

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. violin
  4. step 3
  5. picture the first item
  6. step 1
  7. link it to the next item
  8. owl
  9. step 4
  10. funny actions
  11. picture the first item
  12. replay the story
  13. link it to the next item
  14. step 2
  15. sock
  16. keep linking in order
  17. that item is lost
  18. link it to the next item
  19. sock
  20. sock
  21. sock
  22. radio
  23. ant
  24. picture the first item
  25. violin
  26. each link leads on
  27. doll
  28. tent
  29. vase
  30. doll
  31. glass
  32. link it to the next item
  33. nest
  34. van
  35. keep linking in order
  36. rose
  37. banana
  38. net
  39. bucket
  40. anchor

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