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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 716 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a glass; the glass chases a banana; the banana crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) vase (b) banana (c) glass (d) goat
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) glass (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) pillow
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a fan; the fan tickles a duck; the duck sits on a shoe; the shoe chases a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) umbrella (d) duck
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  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 sock bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a vase; the vase falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) frog (d) vase
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a duck; the duck rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) duck (d) ant
  15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) duck (d) doll
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a rose; the rose chases a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) frog (c) kite (d) rose
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) mirror
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a nest; the nest bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a violin; the violin sings to a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) guava (c) van (d) tomato
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a banana; the banana pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) frog (d) tiger
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) kite (b) vase (c) ant (d) igloo
  23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kite; the kite falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ice cream (b) kite (c) shoe (d) umbrella
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant; the ant pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) urn (c) ant (d) ladder
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a mango; the mango falls into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) watch (d) igloo
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a rope; the rope sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a radio. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) radio (d) rope
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a key; the key pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a net. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) glass (b) cat (c) fan (d) net
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a violin; the violin pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) fan (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) needle (c) goat (d) kettle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a key; the key chases a radio; the radio falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) radio (b) onion (c) apple (d) key
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) tiger (c) banana (d) mango
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ice cream (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) monkey
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a net; the net chases a glass; the glass rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) jug (b) glass (c) duck (d) ice cream
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. picture the first item
  3. banana
  4. that item is lost
  5. each link leads on
  6. step 1
  7. pillow
  8. duck
  9. step 3
  10. keep linking in order
  11. sock
  12. link it to the next item
  13. step 4
  14. anchor
  15. replay the story
  16. funny actions
  17. vase
  18. rose
  19. mirror
  20. guava
  21. tiger
  22. kite
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. picture the first item
  25. shoe
  26. ant
  27. link it to the next item
  28. shoe
  29. rope
  30. picture the first item
  31. picture the first item
  32. net
  33. fan
  34. kettle
  35. key
  36. tiger
  37. monkey
  38. ice cream
  39. link it to the next item
  40. picture the first item

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