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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 751 · 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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a radio; the radio crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) kite (c) guava (d) lamp
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a banana; the banana chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) key (c) banana (d) guava
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) bucket
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a flute; the flute rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a key; the key pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) flute (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) key
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a glass; the glass falls into a fan; the fan rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) glass (b) cat (c) lamp (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a candle; the candle rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) candle (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) mirror
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a radio; the radio rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) goat (c) coconut (d) drum
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a frog; the frog sings to a cat; the cat falls into a watch; the watch pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) needle (b) frog (c) watch (d) bucket
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a net; the net crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) jug (c) doll (d) goat
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a mango; the mango chases an ant. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) cat (d) mango
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a flute; the flute pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) apple (c) banana (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a net; the net falls into a watch; the watch crashes into an ant; the ant pulls a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) spoon (d) watch
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a pillow; the pillow pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) umpire (d) jalebi
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a net; the net sings to a fan; the fan sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a vase. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) vase (b) ant (c) fan (d) net
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) shoe
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a sock; the sock bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) doll (c) sock (d) onion
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a drum; the drum sings to a goat; the goat tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) watch (d) goat
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) spoon (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) drum
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) jug (d) tomato
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a candle; the candle chases an urn; the urn jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a vase. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) vase (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) rope (c) tiger (d) coconut

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 4
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. step 2
  5. kite
  6. guava
  7. picture the first item
  8. anchor
  9. step 1
  10. replay the story
  11. each link leads on
  12. key
  13. glass
  14. link it to the next item
  15. picture the first item
  16. candle
  17. keep linking in order
  18. goat
  19. watch
  20. step 3
  21. funny actions
  22. picture the first item
  23. picture the first item
  24. link it to the next item
  25. candle
  26. banana
  27. onion
  28. spoon
  29. jalebi
  30. picture the first item
  31. net
  32. shoe
  33. sock
  34. watch
  35. link it to the next item
  36. pencil
  37. guava
  38. tomato
  39. candle
  40. watch

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