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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 66 · 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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a needle; the needle falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) needle
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) goat (b) frog (c) bucket (d) ladder
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an orange; the orange tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) orange (d) onion
  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 lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) tent (c) lamp (d) monkey
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a net; the net sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) ball (b) net (c) kite (d) onion
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a nest; the nest sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) duck (b) onion (c) mirror (d) nest
  17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a mango; the mango rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) owl (d) mango
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) urn (d) glass
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a sock; the sock jumps over an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) apple (c) pillow (d) sock
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) monkey
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a needle; the needle sings to a net; the net chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) needle (d) net
  25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a cat; the cat sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) flute (c) cat (d) anchor
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a vase; the vase sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) vase (d) rose
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a van; the van pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) drum (b) ball (c) lamp (d) jug
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a radio; the radio sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) radio (d) tent
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a ball; the ball tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) fan (c) jeep (d) jalebi
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a goat; the goat pulls a cat; the cat tickles a pillow. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) pillow
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a duck; the duck sits on a needle; the needle chases a radio; the radio crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) onion (c) duck (d) needle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a candle; the candle chases an urn; the urn sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) pencil (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a net; the net jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) net (d) tiger
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) mirror (c) sock (d) frog
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a jug; the jug jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) lemon (c) jug (d) kettle

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 3
  4. picture the first item
  5. ice cream
  6. bucket
  7. link it to the next item
  8. link it to the next item
  9. step 2
  10. orange
  11. replay the story
  12. lamp
  13. step 1
  14. ball
  15. keep linking in order
  16. onion
  17. that item is lost
  18. mango
  19. glass
  20. monkey
  21. step 4
  22. jeep
  23. each link leads on
  24. net
  25. the pen stirring tea
  26. funny actions
  27. link it to the next item
  28. link it to the next item
  29. anchor
  30. vase
  31. picture the first item
  32. jug
  33. sock
  34. fan
  35. cat
  36. duck
  37. urn
  38. net
  39. mirror
  40. jug

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