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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 610 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a tomato; the tomato chases a cat; the cat crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) rose (d) umpire
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) rose
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a key; the key sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) key (d) tiger
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a van; the van sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the van? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) van
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a glass; the glass pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) kettle (b) ball (c) glass (d) tent
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into an urn; the urn pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) ball (d) urn
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) net (d) glass
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a frog; the frog chases a needle; the needle crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) frog (c) ladder (d) guava
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a rope; the rope rolls into an ant; the ant chases an owl. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) needle (b) rope (c) watch (d) ant
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a sock; the sock chases a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) goat (d) sock
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) violin (d) jug
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) nest (c) candle (d) ball
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a drum; the drum chases a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) drum (d) shoe
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a shoe; the shoe sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) sock (c) kettle (d) shoe
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an orange; the orange pulls a key; the key falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) orange (b) kite (c) key (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a net; the net bounces onto an apple; the apple crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) rope (b) net (c) apple (d) banana
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a rose; the rose chases a tent; the tent jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rose (b) jug (c) fan (d) doll
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to an onion; the onion chases a tomato; the tomato sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) duck (b) drum (c) onion (d) tomato
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) key (b) ladder (c) igloo (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) ladder (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) pillow
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a banana; the banana rolls into an owl; the owl jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) banana (b) kettle (c) owl (d) sock

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. link it to the next item
  3. link it to the next item
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. step 4
  6. picture the first item
  7. rose
  8. step 3
  9. rose
  10. funny actions
  11. replay the story
  12. key
  13. mirror
  14. tent
  15. step 2
  16. urn
  17. keep linking in order
  18. picture the first item
  19. that item is lost
  20. glass
  21. link it to the next item
  22. frog
  23. picture the first item
  24. watch
  25. mirror
  26. link it to the next item
  27. keep linking in order
  28. pillow
  29. picture the first item
  30. nest
  31. drum
  32. kettle
  33. flute
  34. net
  35. rose
  36. duck
  37. igloo
  38. ladder
  39. picture the first item
  40. kettle

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