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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 594 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) watch (b) net (c) umbrella (d) jeep
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into a van; the van sings to a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) van (c) jeep (d) sock
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a kite; the kite chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) kite (b) ball (c) pencil (d) jug
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into a rose; the rose tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) rose (d) frog
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) apple (d) jalebi
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) duck (d) doll
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls a key; the key rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) key (c) umpire (d) fan
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a flute; the flute sits on a watch; the watch tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) key (d) flute
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a fan; the fan chases a duck; the duck sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) mirror (b) fan (c) owl (d) whistle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a nest. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) needle (b) cat (c) umbrella (d) nest
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a nest; the nest sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) net (b) doll (c) nest (d) candle
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) kite (d) van
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a banana; the banana tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) onion (c) doll (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a net; the net pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) net (b) onion (c) coconut (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a doll; the doll falls into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) doll (c) ladder (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into a doll; the doll chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) doll (d) umbrella
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) key
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) jug (c) whistle (d) vase
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) lemon (d) inkpot
  38. 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a key; the key rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a sock; the sock falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) key (c) sock (d) spoon
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) kite (b) doll (c) flute (d) parrot

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. jeep
  4. link it to the next item
  5. jeep
  6. step 2
  7. kite
  8. step 1
  9. that item is lost
  10. bucket
  11. replay the story
  12. picture the first item
  13. step 4
  14. bucket
  15. keep linking in order
  16. step 3
  17. duck
  18. funny actions
  19. link it to the next item
  20. fan
  21. monkey
  22. owl
  23. nest
  24. net
  25. link it to the next item
  26. picture the first item
  27. van
  28. onion
  29. each link leads on
  30. inkpot
  31. bucket
  32. spoon
  33. key
  34. vase
  35. picture the first item
  36. picture the first item
  37. lemon
  38. the pen stirring tea
  39. sock
  40. kite

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