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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 745 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a ball; the ball chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) coconut (c) guava (d) ball
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) lamp (d) kettle
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a net; the net rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) coconut (d) net
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a rope; the rope tickles a key; the key crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the key? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) key (d) orange
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a candle; the candle sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a van; the van tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) mango (b) van (c) umbrella (d) umpire
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a frog; the frog pulls a spoon; the spoon sings to a van; the van bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) van (d) wallet
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rope; the rope sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) kite (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) sock
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) igloo
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a net; the net chases a flute; the flute rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) igloo (d) tiger
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a frog; the frog rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a duck. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) needle (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to an owl; the owl jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) owl (d) candle
  26. 26.🔗 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
  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.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) candle
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) parrot (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) pencil
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) radio (b) goat (c) flute (d) mirror
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a needle; the needle sings to a duck; the duck tickles a frog; the frog chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) needle (b) orange (c) monkey (d) frog
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a radio; the radio falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) fan (b) flute (c) banana (d) ice cream
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a frog; the frog chases a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) bucket (c) fan (d) kettle
  36. 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an apple; the apple tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) wallet (d) ant
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a net. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) ladder (b) duck (c) jeep (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a sock; the sock tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) coconut
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a glass; the glass jumps over a nest; the nest tickles an urn; the urn falls into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) drum (c) urn (d) guava

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. link it to the next item
  4. replay the story
  5. step 1
  6. ball
  7. link it to the next item
  8. picture the first item
  9. lamp
  10. that item is lost
  11. link it to the next item
  12. coconut
  13. keep linking in order
  14. orange
  15. mango
  16. step 3
  17. wallet
  18. umbrella
  19. anchor
  20. ladder
  21. picture the first item
  22. keep linking in order
  23. funny actions
  24. frog
  25. candle
  26. picture the first item
  27. link it to the next item
  28. step 2
  29. candle
  30. pencil
  31. mirror
  32. picture the first item
  33. needle
  34. flute
  35. frog
  36. each link leads on
  37. wallet
  38. jeep
  39. igloo
  40. guava

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