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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 759 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a fan; the fan falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) pencil (b) candle (c) fan (d) doll
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a cat; the cat pulls a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) glass (c) monkey (d) cat
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a glass; the glass pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) rose (c) net (d) shoe
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an ant; the ant sings to a rope; the rope tickles a violin; the violin crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) owl (c) ant (d) parrot
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a tent; the tent crashes into a drum; the drum sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) drum (b) tent (c) doll (d) bucket
  18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a net; the net rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into an apple; the apple pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) apple (b) net (c) doll (d) kettle
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) net (d) jeep
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) nest
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) umpire (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) radio (c) glass (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a candle; the candle sits on a rope; the rope crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases an owl. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) kite
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) fan (b) flute (c) lamp (d) lemon
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a radio; the radio rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) guava (d) banana
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a nest; the nest chases an apple; the apple sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) nest (c) needle (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a violin; the violin pulls a glass; the glass tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) onion (b) doll (c) flute (d) glass
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) umbrella (d) ball
  34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a goat; the goat tickles an orange; the orange falls into a net. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) orange (d) pillow
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a goat; the goat pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a net; the net bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the net? (a) goat (b) net (c) umbrella (d) jeep
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) jug (b) drum (c) flute (d) anchor
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a drum; the drum falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) ladder
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a ball; the ball sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) kite (d) guava
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a jug; the jug crashes into an owl; the owl sings to an ant; the ant sits on a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) ant (c) owl (d) violin

Answer key

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

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