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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 589 · 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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a banana; the banana sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) glass (d) mango
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) guava (c) tiger (d) igloo
  6. 6.🔗 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
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a sock; the sock crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a glass; the glass jumps over a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) nest
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an apple; the apple pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ladder (b) apple (c) monkey (d) guava
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a radio; the radio chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) flute (d) shoe
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a rose; the rose chases a watch; the watch rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) orange (b) ball (c) watch (d) rose
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a frog; the frog sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) frog (d) onion
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) glass (d) rope
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over an onion; the onion tickles a frog; the frog sits on a net; the net rolls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) duck (d) net
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a flute; the flute sits on a net; the net falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) net (d) flute
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a watch; the watch chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) tomato
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a net; the net falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) tomato (c) net (d) goat
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a rose; the rose falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) needle (d) umpire
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a key; the key bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) lamp (c) flute (d) cat
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a key; the key tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) key (c) violin (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a ladder; the ladder chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) frog (c) candle (d) anchor
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) goat (d) bucket
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls an urn; the urn sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) rope (b) ant (c) sock (d) lamp
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a ball; the ball pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into a key; the key rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) goat (d) whistle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a candle; the candle sings to a key; the key chases a nest; the nest jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the key? (a) nest (b) mango (c) pencil (d) candle

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. picture the first item
  3. mango
  4. picture the first item
  5. tiger
  6. step 2
  7. link it to the next item
  8. keep linking in order
  9. nest
  10. apple
  11. shoe
  12. rose
  13. step 3
  14. lamp
  15. keep linking in order
  16. glass
  17. step 1
  18. replay the story
  19. watch
  20. that item is lost
  21. the pen stirring tea
  22. net
  23. funny actions
  24. link it to the next item
  25. each link leads on
  26. tiger
  27. goat
  28. pencil
  29. flute
  30. fan
  31. link it to the next item
  32. step 4
  33. picture the first item
  34. frog
  35. link it to the next item
  36. ant
  37. rope
  38. picture the first item
  39. goat
  40. candle

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