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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 775 · 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 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) ball (b) urn (c) tent (d) rose
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) radio (b) ball (c) frog (d) parrot
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a candle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jeep (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) owl
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a radio; the radio sits on an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) anchor (c) drum (d) radio
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a fan; the fan bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles a violin; the violin falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) jeep (c) ant (d) fan
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a sock; the sock sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a mirror. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) goat (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) mirror
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) goat
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases a mango; the mango sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a net. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) mango (b) igloo (c) lamp (d) urn
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a flute; the flute tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) flute (d) shoe
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a needle; the needle falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a van. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) apple (c) ladder (d) wallet
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on a fan; the fan tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) spoon (d) rose
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) spoon
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a wallet; the wallet pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) tent (c) wallet (d) owl
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) fan (d) parrot
  27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) candle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a van; the van sings to a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) vase (c) kite (d) van
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a needle; the needle tickles a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) lemon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a jug; the jug chases a whistle; the whistle sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) frog (b) whistle (c) jug (d) monkey
  34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an orange; the orange jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) orange (c) umpire (d) nest
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a banana; the banana sits on an ant; the ant pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) mirror (d) tent
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an onion; the onion sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) coconut
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rope (b) fan (c) doll (d) frog
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a frog; the frog crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) frog (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) whistle (b) radio (c) bucket (d) banana

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. picture the first item
  3. rose
  4. frog
  5. funny actions
  6. jeep
  7. step 2
  8. jeep
  9. link it to the next item
  10. fan
  11. link it to the next item
  12. radio
  13. keep linking in order
  14. goat
  15. mango
  16. step 4
  17. duck
  18. wallet
  19. link it to the next item
  20. that item is lost
  21. spoon
  22. picture the first item
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. spoon
  25. mirror
  26. fan
  27. replay the story
  28. link it to the next item
  29. keep linking in order
  30. candle
  31. van
  32. lemon
  33. whistle
  34. step 3
  35. orange
  36. shoe
  37. onion
  38. frog
  39. umbrella
  40. banana

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