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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 636 · 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.🔗 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
  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 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a rose; the rose sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) jeep
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a rose; the rose sings to a drum; the drum pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) whistle
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a guava; the guava bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) frog (c) monkey (d) spoon
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) ball (d) tent
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a fan; the fan chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) bucket (c) key (d) urn
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a fan; the fan rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) vase
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) doll (d) mirror
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a mango; the mango sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) coconut (d) violin
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a duck; the duck chases a needle; the needle pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) owl (c) needle (d) van
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle falls into a ball; the ball sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) flute (b) doll (c) cat (d) candle
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a candle; the candle falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) mirror (c) candle (d) ice cream
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) flute (c) shoe (d) coconut
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a cat; the cat tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a watch; the watch sits on a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) goat (c) cat (d) kettle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) candle (c) violin (d) banana
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) watch (d) mirror
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles an urn; the urn sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a needle; the needle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) needle (b) pillow (c) urn (d) fan
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) cat
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a frog; the frog tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) duck (b) frog (c) kite (d) ladder
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a banana; the banana sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) guava (d) banana

Answer key

  1. that item is lost
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 4
  4. jug
  5. picture the first item
  6. step 2
  7. picture the first item
  8. keep linking in order
  9. step 1
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. rose
  12. link it to the next item
  13. replay the story
  14. monkey
  15. funny actions
  16. each link leads on
  17. link it to the next item
  18. step 3
  19. picture the first item
  20. orange
  21. bucket
  22. vase
  23. mirror
  24. violin
  25. needle
  26. picture the first item
  27. doll
  28. picture the first item
  29. picture the first item
  30. glass
  31. shoe
  32. kettle
  33. flute
  34. watch
  35. link it to the next item
  36. ant
  37. urn
  38. cat
  39. kite
  40. apple

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