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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 758 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) apple (d) glass
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a candle; the candle sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) candle (c) shoe (d) rope
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an urn; the urn tickles a mango; the mango pulls an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) urn (c) onion (d) mango
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  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 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
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to an orange; the orange falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) apple (b) sock (c) frog (d) pencil
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a duck; the duck jumps over a key; the key tickles a net; the net sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the key? (a) duck (b) vase (c) ant (d) net
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a nest; the nest falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) jeep
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a mango; the mango sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) tent (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) needle (c) vase (d) monkey
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) banana (b) apple (c) umpire (d) igloo
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) watch (d) kettle
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a van; the van bounces onto a sock; the sock chases an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) glass
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a drum; the drum chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) drum (d) tomato
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) jug (b) duck (c) spoon (d) mirror
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a net; the net rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) sock (c) cat (d) ant
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a flute; the flute sings to an igloo; the igloo pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) jeep (c) radio (d) flute
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a guava; the guava sings to a jug; the jug sits on an umpire; the umpire chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) guava
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a rope; the rope crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) orange (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) rope
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a vase; the vase tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) vase (b) lamp (c) coconut (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) sock (b) owl (c) key (d) guava
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a mango; the mango pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) mango
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) umpire (b) owl (c) candle (d) igloo
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a net; the net tickles a watch; the watch chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) cat (d) net
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. apple
  3. rope
  4. funny actions
  5. picture the first item
  6. mango
  7. step 2
  8. each link leads on
  9. keep linking in order
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. link it to the next item
  12. that item is lost
  13. step 4
  14. link it to the next item
  15. pencil
  16. step 1
  17. step 3
  18. picture the first item
  19. net
  20. keep linking in order
  21. nest
  22. replay the story
  23. mango
  24. vase
  25. picture the first item
  26. banana
  27. kettle
  28. glass
  29. drum
  30. duck
  31. sock
  32. igloo
  33. jug
  34. rope
  35. vase
  36. sock
  37. shoe
  38. candle
  39. net
  40. picture the first item

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