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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 593 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a needle; the needle falls into a net; the net crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the net? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) violin (d) needle
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) kettle
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) duck (b) lemon (c) violin (d) goat
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) duck (b) rose (c) nest (d) tiger
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) apple (d) duck
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an anchor; the anchor sings to an orange; the orange tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) orange (d) candle
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ball (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) apple
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a watch; the watch chases a sock; the sock jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) watch (c) sock (d) rose
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) urn (d) jalebi
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a vase; the vase tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) van (d) tent
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a key; the key pulls an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) rope (c) key (d) ant
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an ant; the ant sings to a van; the van bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) orange (c) ball (d) van
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) mirror
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a candle; the candle chases a mango. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) candle (b) anchor (c) mango (d) spoon
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a coconut; the coconut tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) coconut (b) parrot (c) wallet (d) mirror
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a frog; the frog falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) watch (d) frog
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a key; the key bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) onion (c) key (d) frog
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mango (b) net (c) jalebi (d) duck
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) monkey (b) kettle (c) orange (d) drum
  34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) banana (d) cat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a duck; the duck crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a banana; the banana sings to a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) ant (c) fan (d) banana
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a duck; the duck pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) duck (d) ball
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a glass; the glass chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) jalebi (d) mirror
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a frog; the frog sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) frog (b) net (c) rope (d) urn

Answer key

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

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