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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 757 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an apple; the apple tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) apple (c) pillow (d) spoon
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a frog; the frog falls into a tent; the tent chases a guava; the guava pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) guava (b) watch (c) frog (d) tent
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an igloo; the igloo chases a radio; the radio sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) radio (d) igloo
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) tiger
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) watch (d) lemon
  17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a rope; the rope pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) sock (b) tent (c) pillow (d) frog
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) candle (c) coconut (d) violin
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a banana; the banana falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) whistle (d) mango
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles an orange; the orange chases an urn; the urn rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) urn (d) orange
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a banana; the banana sings to a mirror; the mirror rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) banana (d) fan
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a cat; the cat chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) pillow (d) cat
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a frog; the frog pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) frog (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) spoon
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a ball; the ball rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) igloo (b) umbrella (c) umpire (d) whistle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a flute. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) candle (d) pillow
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) radio
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a kettle; the kettle sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) rose
  34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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 coconut sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) wallet
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) watch (d) tomato
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a glass; the glass falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) drum (d) frog

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. step 1
  3. keep linking in order
  4. pillow
  5. each link leads on
  6. step 2
  7. link it to the next item
  8. funny actions
  9. keep linking in order
  10. that item is lost
  11. guava
  12. pencil
  13. picture the first item
  14. picture the first item
  15. tiger
  16. bucket
  17. the pen stirring tea
  18. replay the story
  19. picture the first item
  20. sock
  21. coconut
  22. banana
  23. picture the first item
  24. radio
  25. fan
  26. pillow
  27. spoon
  28. picture the first item
  29. link it to the next item
  30. umbrella
  31. pillow
  32. wallet
  33. rose
  34. step 3
  35. link it to the next item
  36. umbrella
  37. picture the first item
  38. link it to the next item
  39. watch
  40. tomato

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