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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 740 · 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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a frog; the frog sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) net (d) igloo
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a goat; the goat falls into a net; the net crashes into an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) lemon (c) goat (d) apple
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) radio (c) whistle (d) cat
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a nest; the nest falls into a van; the van crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) nest (b) van (c) owl (d) pillow
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a kite; the kite falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) glass (d) kite
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) banana (b) guava (c) pencil (d) coconut
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a net; the net jumps over an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) candle (c) sock (d) owl
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a nest; the nest pulls a glass; the glass chases a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) nest (c) spoon (d) umpire
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) wallet (b) candle (c) duck (d) radio
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a banana; the banana pulls a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) banana (c) orange (d) pillow
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a net; the net sits on a doll. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) anchor (d) net
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a guava; the guava sings to an orange; the orange sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) violin (b) kettle (c) orange (d) kite
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a rope; the rope chases a frog; the frog pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) rope (b) frog (c) anchor (d) shoe
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a fan; the fan sings to an ant; the ant chases a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) ant (c) fan (d) frog
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls an onion; the onion sits on a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) guava (c) parrot (d) cat
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) rope (d) net
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a tent; the tent sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a duck; the duck falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) onion (b) pencil (c) tent (d) wallet
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a guava; the guava tickles a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) guava (d) drum
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a kite; the kite sings to a key; the key jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) key (d) banana
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a fan; the fan tickles a tent; the tent sings to a needle; the needle jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) fan (b) tent (c) needle (d) goat
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a vase; the vase falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) vase (b) ice cream (c) flute (d) ball
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) violin (b) ant (c) cat (d) shoe

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. net
  3. each link leads on
  4. lemon
  5. funny actions
  6. step 3
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. cat
  9. step 2
  10. pillow
  11. keep linking in order
  12. step 1
  13. link it to the next item
  14. kite
  15. step 4
  16. guava
  17. owl
  18. that item is lost
  19. replay the story
  20. violin
  21. picture the first item
  22. link it to the next item
  23. wallet
  24. banana
  25. lemon
  26. kettle
  27. anchor
  28. picture the first item
  29. goat
  30. parrot
  31. anchor
  32. picture the first item
  33. link it to the next item
  34. wallet
  35. drum
  36. key
  37. fan
  38. picture the first item
  39. ball
  40. shoe

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