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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 682 · 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.🔗 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
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a frog; the frog jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) guava (c) watch (d) frog
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a doll; the doll chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) fan (b) ant (c) orange (d) doll
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan chases a candle; the candle tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) ant (c) wallet (d) candle
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a goat; the goat pulls an orange; the orange sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) van (d) goat
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a goat; the goat tickles a vase; the vase sings to a radio; the radio falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pencil (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) radio
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a mango; the mango pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) anchor (d) key
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a needle; the needle tickles a guava; the guava crashes into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) needle (d) kite
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) orange (d) jeep
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a pillow; the pillow jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) pillow (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) ice cream
  27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a mango; the mango jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) mango (d) needle
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a fan; the fan sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) fan (b) kite (c) spoon (d) jug
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a drum; the drum sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) drum (c) rope (d) shoe
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a jug; the jug sings to an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) onion (c) tomato (d) jug
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a nest; the nest chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) nest
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls an apple; the apple falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) glass (c) lamp (d) kettle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a nest; the nest chases a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) duck (c) rose (d) candle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a rose; the rose sings to a needle; the needle chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) cat (d) needle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a wallet; the wallet chases a kite; the kite rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) wallet (b) anchor (c) kite (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an owl; the owl chases a banana; the banana sings to a violin; the violin tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) owl (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) banana
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a goat; the goat falls into a key; the key chases a vase. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) nest (c) rope (d) key
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) mango (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) nest
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a van; the van sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a banana; the banana pulls a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) drum (c) pillow (d) van

Answer key

  1. each link leads on
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 4
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 3
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 2
  8. picture the first item
  9. guava
  10. keep linking in order
  11. fan
  12. candle
  13. link it to the next item
  14. funny actions
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. replay the story
  17. step 1
  18. picture the first item
  19. keep linking in order
  20. jug
  21. vase
  22. key
  23. kite
  24. jeep
  25. picture the first item
  26. pillow
  27. that item is lost
  28. mango
  29. fan
  30. drum
  31. onion
  32. jeep
  33. apple
  34. candle
  35. rose
  36. anchor
  37. banana
  38. key
  39. nest
  40. pillow

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