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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 733 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an orange; the orange pulls an onion; the onion sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) flute (b) kettle (c) onion (d) orange
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) jalebi
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a kite. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) guava (b) kite (c) pillow (d) jalebi
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an onion; the onion chases an ant; the ant crashes into a sock; the sock pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) kite (b) ant (c) onion (d) sock
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) apple (b) cat (c) radio (d) frog
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a key; the key falls into a ball; the ball sings to an urn; the urn chases an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) kite (b) key (c) urn (d) ball
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a goat; the goat pulls a key. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) sock
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a tent; the tent pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) tent (d) umbrella
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a kite; the kite pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) tent (c) goat (d) kite
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a van; the van tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) bucket (c) key (d) van
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into an onion; the onion chases a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) net
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a violin; the violin jumps over a needle; the needle chases a banana; the banana rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) banana (c) violin (d) spoon
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a needle; the needle pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) ladder (c) fan (d) kite
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) doll (b) pencil (c) owl (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a cat; the cat jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) mirror (b) violin (c) goat (d) cat
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a mango; the mango sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) violin (b) mango (c) kite (d) doll
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umpire (b) whistle (c) ant (d) candle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) goat (d) key
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a fan; the fan falls into a violin; the violin tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) fan (b) owl (c) pencil (d) frog
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a doll. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) needle (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) lamp
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jug; the jug chases an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) jug (c) bucket (d) urn
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a van; the van crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) key (c) guava (d) wallet
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. step 3
  3. picture the first item
  4. orange
  5. jalebi
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. step 4
  8. picture the first item
  9. that item is lost
  10. keep linking in order
  11. replay the story
  12. guava
  13. link it to the next item
  14. step 2
  15. sock
  16. picture the first item
  17. cat
  18. link it to the next item
  19. urn
  20. igloo
  21. keep linking in order
  22. goat
  23. onion
  24. funny actions
  25. each link leads on
  26. van
  27. net
  28. banana
  29. fan
  30. inkpot
  31. violin
  32. violin
  33. candle
  34. key
  35. frog
  36. lamp
  37. rose
  38. link it to the next item
  39. guava
  40. link it to the next item

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