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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 756 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a goat; the goat falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) sock (b) violin (c) anchor (d) goat
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) fan (c) jeep (d) cat
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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 mango sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a kite; the kite chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) wallet (d) mirror
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) lamp (b) pillow (c) sock (d) umpire
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a frog; the frog chases a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) frog (d) rope
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a candle; the candle falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) goat (d) bucket
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a pillow; the pillow rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an apple; the apple tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) apple
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a drum; the drum rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) monkey (d) drum
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a cat; the cat sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) orange (d) cat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an orange; the orange falls into a kite; the kite chases a radio; the radio rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) radio (b) jeep (c) orange (d) watch
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a banana; the banana sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) kettle (c) monkey (d) banana
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a doll; the doll chases a sock. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) needle (b) sock (c) doll (d) fan
  28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) violin (c) frog (d) flute
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a key; the key sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a vase. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) guava (c) vase (d) kettle
  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 mango chases a candle; the candle falls into a nest; the nest sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) mango (d) vase
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an owl; the owl chases a cat; the cat pulls a radio; the radio falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) cat (b) radio (c) tiger (d) owl
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) violin (c) banana (d) shoe
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) net (c) lemon (d) apple
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an ant; the ant chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) ice cream (d) ant
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ball (b) guava (c) frog (d) lemon

Answer key

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

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