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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 772 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) lemon (b) duck (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) lamp (d) ice cream
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a flute; the flute chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) rose (d) lamp
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls an onion; the onion sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a kite; the kite chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) shoe (b) wallet (c) kite (d) onion
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a net; the net tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) glass (c) frog (d) net
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a drum; the drum chases an orange; the orange sits on an owl; the owl sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) drum (c) owl (d) banana
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a van; the van tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) inkpot (c) kettle (d) tent
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a guava; the guava falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) guava (b) violin (c) onion (d) rose
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) wallet (b) frog (c) vase (d) ladder
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a tomato; the tomato sings to a violin; the violin falls into a nest; the nest pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) violin (d) kite
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a sock; the sock sits on a violin; the violin pulls an apple; the apple tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) sock (b) rope (c) violin (d) apple
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) frog (b) key (c) parrot (d) jug
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) monkey (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) goat
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a key. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) key (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) jeep
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on a tent; the tent chases an apple. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) violin (b) tent (c) apple (d) anchor
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) lamp (c) ball (d) bucket
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a whistle; the whistle chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jug; the jug falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) jug (d) glass
  34. 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to an orange; the orange sits on a key; the key pulls a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) orange (c) key (d) net
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) fan (b) doll (c) whistle (d) lemon
  37. 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) tomato (d) drum
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a goat; the goat crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) glass (d) goat

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. bucket
  3. step 3
  4. coconut
  5. picture the first item
  6. lamp
  7. funny actions
  8. replay the story
  9. wallet
  10. link it to the next item
  11. frog
  12. picture the first item
  13. banana
  14. that item is lost
  15. keep linking in order
  16. picture the first item
  17. tent
  18. rose
  19. keep linking in order
  20. the pen stirring tea
  21. frog
  22. nest
  23. apple
  24. parrot
  25. step 2
  26. spoon
  27. bucket
  28. key
  29. anchor
  30. link it to the next item
  31. picture the first item
  32. ball
  33. orange
  34. each link leads on
  35. vase
  36. lemon
  37. step 4
  38. jalebi
  39. picture the first item
  40. glass

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