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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 591 · 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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a shoe; the shoe rolls into an ant; the ant sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) radio (b) ant (c) ball (d) shoe
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) guava (d) banana
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a mango; the mango chases a mirror; the mirror jumps over a rope; the rope falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mirror (b) mango (c) rope (d) owl
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a frog; the frog pulls an ant; the ant tickles a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) jug (c) ant (d) lemon
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a fan; the fan sings to a lemon; the lemon chases an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) lamp (d) lemon
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a jug; the jug chases a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) rose (d) goat
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a kite; the kite chases a key; the key sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) cat (c) key (d) kite
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) fan (d) lemon
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) jeep (c) radio (d) sock
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls an apple; the apple falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a van; the van sings to a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) van (c) apple (d) lemon
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a rope; the rope sits on a key. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) key (d) parrot
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a net. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jalebi (b) jug (c) net (d) lemon
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a watch; the watch pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a goat; the goat chases a needle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) watch (d) needle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) jalebi (b) violin (c) glass (d) lemon
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) ice cream (d) goat
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a tent; the tent falls into a sock; the sock chases a violin; the violin sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) sock (b) violin (c) tent (d) parrot
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a jalebi; the jalebi chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) guava (c) spoon (d) rope
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a goat; the goat chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) watch (c) banana (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a kite; the kite tickles a cat; the cat pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) cat (b) kite (c) ladder (d) frog
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a violin; the violin falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) sock (c) onion (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a banana; the banana sits on a sock; the sock falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) net (b) sock (c) tiger (d) pillow
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a tent; the tent pulls an igloo; the igloo crashes into a violin; the violin jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) violin (d) tent

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. funny actions
  3. step 1
  4. link it to the next item
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. picture the first item
  7. shoe
  8. guava
  9. step 3
  10. picture the first item
  11. mango
  12. frog
  13. step 4
  14. each link leads on
  15. lemon
  16. coconut
  17. picture the first item
  18. link it to the next item
  19. that item is lost
  20. step 2
  21. key
  22. replay the story
  23. fan
  24. radio
  25. apple
  26. keep linking in order
  27. bucket
  28. jug
  29. link it to the next item
  30. needle
  31. lemon
  32. ice cream
  33. parrot
  34. spoon
  35. watch
  36. picture the first item
  37. kite
  38. violin
  39. pillow
  40. tent

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