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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 616 · 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 picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a guava; the guava rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) umpire (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) guava
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a duck; the duck falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) apple (c) spoon (d) duck
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) mango (b) rope (c) shoe (d) monkey
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) drum
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a ball; the ball rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) owl
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  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 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a cat; the cat tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) kettle (c) orange (d) anchor
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a drum; the drum chases a vase. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) vase (d) candle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a ball; the ball chases a frog; the frog sings to a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) ball (c) frog (d) jalebi
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a net; the net pulls a guava; the guava sings to a vase; the vase chases a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) vase (c) pillow (d) guava
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a flute; the flute sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) duck (b) sock (c) jeep (d) inkpot
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a net; the net jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a banana; the banana falls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) banana (c) doll (d) cat
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a frog; the frog chases a tent; the tent pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) fan (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into an onion; the onion rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) umbrella (d) whistle
  26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a key; the key chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) key (d) owl
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) key (c) violin (d) cat
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch pulls a net. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) watch (b) glass (c) igloo (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a glass; the glass jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) bucket (d) violin
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a van; the van tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) ice cream (c) owl (d) wallet
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a van; the van pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) goat (d) van
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a cat; the cat tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a lamp. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) mirror (b) lamp (c) cat (d) needle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles an onion; the onion bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a flute; the flute sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) onion (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) flute
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ball (b) owl (c) kettle (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an orange; the orange pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) owl (d) onion

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. bucket
  3. keep linking in order
  4. step 2
  5. step 1
  6. spoon
  7. shoe
  8. umbrella
  9. that item is lost
  10. owl
  11. picture the first item
  12. picture the first item
  13. step 4
  14. kettle
  15. vase
  16. jalebi
  17. pillow
  18. funny actions
  19. link it to the next item
  20. step 3
  21. sock
  22. each link leads on
  23. doll
  24. ball
  25. umbrella
  26. the pen stirring tea
  27. owl
  28. keep linking in order
  29. violin
  30. umbrella
  31. bucket
  32. owl
  33. picture the first item
  34. van
  35. needle
  36. flute
  37. link it to the next item
  38. replay the story
  39. candle
  40. bucket

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