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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 695 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a radio; the radio rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a banana; the banana chases a goat. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) radio (d) goat
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) lamp
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) duck
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a goat. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) goat (d) apple
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a net; the net pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) orange
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a cat; the cat tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) rose (d) cat
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles an ant; the ant falls into a watch; the watch chases an onion. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) ant (b) watch (c) sock (d) monkey
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a vase; the vase chases a kite; the kite jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a mirror. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) kite (b) vase (c) ladder (d) mirror
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a spoon; the spoon rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) radio (b) owl (c) kettle (d) kite
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) glass (b) kite (c) banana (d) tomato
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a flute; the flute chases a pillow; the pillow tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) pillow (c) flute (d) frog
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a guava; the guava jumps over an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) guava (d) urn
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a watch; the watch tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) pencil (b) violin (c) watch (d) bucket
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a drum; the drum tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) ladder (d) monkey
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a drum; the drum falls into an owl; the owl tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) lamp (d) owl
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a jug; the jug pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) van (c) ice cream (d) jug
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a violin; the violin sits on a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) violin
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a net; the net pulls a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) drum (d) net
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a goat; the goat pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) parrot (b) umpire (c) urn (d) bucket
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a fan; the fan rolls into a guava; the guava pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) guava
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a rope. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a banana; the banana tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) owl (c) glass (d) banana

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. that item is lost
  3. radio
  4. lamp
  5. picture the first item
  6. picture the first item
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. step 4
  9. link it to the next item
  10. step 1
  11. duck
  12. step 2
  13. keep linking in order
  14. step 3
  15. umpire
  16. picture the first item
  17. each link leads on
  18. net
  19. kettle
  20. ant
  21. ladder
  22. picture the first item
  23. link it to the next item
  24. replay the story
  25. owl
  26. kite
  27. owl
  28. guava
  29. link it to the next item
  30. funny actions
  31. bucket
  32. ladder
  33. owl
  34. jug
  35. violin
  36. tiger
  37. urn
  38. anchor
  39. jalebi
  40. glass

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