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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 598 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a violin; the violin chases a banana; the banana rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) radio (d) violin
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a kite; the kite rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) cat (b) kite (c) candle (d) umpire
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a key; the key bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) lamp (c) ball (d) vase
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a ball; the ball crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) ball (d) doll
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) guava (b) pencil (c) igloo (d) kettle
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an urn; the urn tickles an orange; the orange falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a key. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) key (b) shoe (c) anchor (d) orange
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls an anchor; the anchor chases an apple; the apple crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) apple (d) ball
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a mango; the mango tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a key; the key falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) mango (d) anchor
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a jeep; the jeep chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) spoon (d) jeep
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a vase; the vase pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) owl (c) whistle (d) goat
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a radio; the radio chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) radio (d) wallet
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) needle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a doll; the doll crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) candle (c) urn (d) sock
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) violin (c) jalebi (d) tiger
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over an onion; the onion sings to a fan; the fan falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) lemon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a sock; the sock jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) parrot (d) sock
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into an owl; the owl chases a guava; the guava rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) tent (c) guava (d) violin
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a fan; the fan sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) shoe
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a van; the van sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) candle (d) watch
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a jug. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) jug (b) jeep (c) rope (d) pencil
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a net; the net pulls an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) frog (c) shoe (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a violin; the violin chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) flute (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. violin
  3. keep linking in order
  4. picture the first item
  5. step 3
  6. keep linking in order
  7. picture the first item
  8. each link leads on
  9. replay the story
  10. funny actions
  11. candle
  12. that item is lost
  13. ball
  14. ball
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. step 1
  17. step 2
  18. kettle
  19. orange
  20. pencil
  21. picture the first item
  22. picture the first item
  23. step 4
  24. picture the first item
  25. glass
  26. tiger
  27. whistle
  28. coconut
  29. link it to the next item
  30. ball
  31. doll
  32. jalebi
  33. fan
  34. parrot
  35. guava
  36. ice cream
  37. watch
  38. pencil
  39. shoe
  40. flute

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