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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 736 · 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 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an owl; the owl falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) owl (d) wallet
  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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a glass; the glass sings to a flute; the flute chases a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) ice cream
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) doll (d) pillow
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net tickles a guava; the guava sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lemon (b) net (c) key (d) guava
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a drum; the drum sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) radio (d) cat
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) coconut
  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.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) jug (c) rope (d) umbrella
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) cat
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a jug; the jug chases a duck; the duck falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) van (d) duck
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) fan (d) lamp
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) urn (d) duck
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a net. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) net (d) orange
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an apple. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) pillow (b) vase (c) umpire (d) apple
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an anchor; the anchor sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) apple
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) fan
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an apple; the apple tickles a frog; the frog sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) frog (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a whistle; the whistle chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) umpire (c) nest (d) banana
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a tent; the tent falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) goat (c) owl (d) doll
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an ant; the ant falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) monkey (b) candle (c) owl (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) inkpot (d) owl
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) cat (c) net (d) goat

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. step 1
  3. step 4
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. that item is lost
  6. each link leads on
  7. keep linking in order
  8. rose
  9. step 3
  10. funny actions
  11. picture the first item
  12. link it to the next item
  13. picture the first item
  14. monkey
  15. picture the first item
  16. lemon
  17. lemon
  18. replay the story
  19. radio
  20. umbrella
  21. keep linking in order
  22. link it to the next item
  23. jug
  24. frog
  25. jug
  26. pillow
  27. duck
  28. link it to the next item
  29. orange
  30. picture the first item
  31. picture the first item
  32. pillow
  33. tomato
  34. ladder
  35. pillow
  36. umpire
  37. doll
  38. ant
  39. anchor
  40. goat

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