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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 618 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) violin (d) watch
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a rope; the rope chases a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) goat (c) lamp (d) ant
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a drum; the drum tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) violin (d) drum
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a goat; the goat rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) needle (b) sock (c) goat (d) violin
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rope; the rope sits on an owl; the owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) igloo
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a key; the key jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) key (d) vase
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a banana; the banana chases a sock; the sock sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) banana (b) sock (c) urn (d) candle
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a van; the van crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) van (d) umpire
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into an onion; the onion falls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) goat (c) onion (d) bucket
  23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an igloo; the igloo pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) banana (d) tomato
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a van; the van sits on a cat; the cat falls into a goat; the goat sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the van? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) van (d) cat
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) jug (d) ball
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a watch; the watch tickles a key; the key falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) watch (b) whistle (c) key (d) ball
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) igloo
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a fan; the fan chases an onion. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) onion
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) jug (c) ant (d) violin
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a cat; the cat jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) pencil (b) duck (c) umpire (d) orange
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a watch; the watch crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) shoe
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a guava; the guava chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) pencil (b) van (c) guava (d) inkpot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) rope
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. step 1
  3. each link leads on
  4. parrot
  5. step 2
  6. keep linking in order
  7. keep linking in order
  8. goat
  9. drum
  10. goat
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. link it to the next item
  13. igloo
  14. link it to the next item
  15. step 3
  16. vase
  17. banana
  18. picture the first item
  19. picture the first item
  20. picture the first item
  21. anchor
  22. onion
  23. that item is lost
  24. flute
  25. lemon
  26. ball
  27. funny actions
  28. ball
  29. jeep
  30. inkpot
  31. picture the first item
  32. ant
  33. pencil
  34. sock
  35. link it to the next item
  36. replay the story
  37. picture the first item
  38. inkpot
  39. ice cream
  40. picture the first item

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