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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 652 · 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) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an owl; the owl crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) duck (c) owl (d) umpire
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a net; the net tickles a guava; the guava sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) key (b) guava (c) net (d) pillow
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a glass; the glass chases a ladder; the ladder tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) rose (d) ladder
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) urn (c) parrot (d) kettle
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a kite; the kite chases a net. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) nest (b) radio (c) lamp (d) kite
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a tent. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) frog (b) tent (c) spoon (d) drum
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a van; the van chases a candle; the candle jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the van? (a) candle (b) glass (c) monkey (d) van
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) watch (d) pillow
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a drum; the drum sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) drum (d) inkpot
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases an orange; the orange jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) umbrella (b) kettle (c) tiger (d) van
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) bucket (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) candle
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) whistle (b) glass (c) lamp (d) onion
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a needle; the needle falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) needle (b) parrot (c) jeep (d) watch
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a key; the key jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a drum; the drum chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) drum (d) key
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a drum; the drum sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) drum
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a needle; the needle falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) needle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a vase; the vase crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) violin (b) banana (c) candle (d) mirror
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) onion (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a drum; the drum falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) drum (d) tomato
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a watch; the watch crashes into a net; the net sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) watch (b) jalebi (c) mirror (d) owl
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a van; the van chases a jeep. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) nest (d) bucket
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a flute; the flute pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rose (b) tent (c) flute (d) tomato
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) cat (c) shoe (d) mirror
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a flute; the flute bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) duck (b) doll (c) parrot (d) flute

Answer key

  1. that item is lost
  2. owl
  3. step 1
  4. link it to the next item
  5. link it to the next item
  6. each link leads on
  7. keep linking in order
  8. funny actions
  9. keep linking in order
  10. link it to the next item
  11. step 3
  12. step 2
  13. net
  14. rose
  15. kettle
  16. the pen stirring tea
  17. step 4
  18. kite
  19. spoon
  20. candle
  21. kite
  22. watch
  23. tiger
  24. bucket
  25. picture the first item
  26. onion
  27. link it to the next item
  28. parrot
  29. drum
  30. needle
  31. needle
  32. candle
  33. candle
  34. tomato
  35. jalebi
  36. whistle
  37. tent
  38. shoe
  39. picture the first item
  40. flute

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