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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 606 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a goat; the goat pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) goat (c) inkpot (d) cat
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) jalebi
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a kite; the kite pulls a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) orange (c) lamp (d) radio
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a sock; the sock sits on a drum; the drum jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ice cream (b) van (c) apple (d) sock
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a fan; the fan tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) fan (b) urn (c) ball (d) shoe
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a glass; the glass tickles a frog; the frog sings to a van; the van pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) fan (b) van (c) frog (d) inkpot
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a candle; the candle sits on an onion; the onion tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) fan (c) candle (d) umbrella
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) flute (c) goat (d) kite
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a watch; the watch rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) igloo
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a van; the van tickles a radio; the radio sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) van (b) igloo (c) ladder (d) owl
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) frog (d) coconut
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to an onion; the onion falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) jug (b) onion (c) goat (d) ladder
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) frog
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a banana; the banana chases a whistle; the whistle sits on a monkey. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) banana
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a rose; the rose falls into a net; the net tickles a guava; the guava pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the net? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) rose (d) net
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a candle; the candle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) whistle (b) guava (c) lamp (d) apple
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into a van; the van sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) jug (d) van
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a frog; the frog chases a rope; the rope rolls into a flute; the flute falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) frog (d) flute
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a watch; the watch falls into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) watch (d) flute
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls a rose; the rose chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) rose (b) mirror (c) onion (d) igloo
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) pillow (d) whistle
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a rope; the rope sits on a tomato; the tomato crashes into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) doll (c) banana (d) rope
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a van; the van falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) van (d) ladder

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 4
  4. keep linking in order
  5. goat
  6. that item is lost
  7. jalebi
  8. each link leads on
  9. the pen stirring tea
  10. link it to the next item
  11. funny actions
  12. lamp
  13. picture the first item
  14. picture the first item
  15. picture the first item
  16. ice cream
  17. ball
  18. inkpot
  19. step 1
  20. link it to the next item
  21. candle
  22. goat
  23. umbrella
  24. step 3
  25. van
  26. monkey
  27. onion
  28. shoe
  29. umbrella
  30. picture the first item
  31. rose
  32. step 2
  33. guava
  34. van
  35. flute
  36. watch
  37. igloo
  38. pillow
  39. doll
  40. ladder

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