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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 776 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a candle; the candle tickles a tiger; the tiger sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) onion (c) frog (d) tiger
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) key (c) net (d) kite
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a nest; the nest crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) nest (c) frog (d) flute
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a rope; the rope sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) pillow (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) watch
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a net; the net rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a tent; the tent chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) net (b) tent (c) doll (d) apple
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) needle
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over a needle; the needle pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) flute (b) nest (c) jug (d) watch
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a ball; the ball chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) lamp
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) orange (d) pencil
  22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an ant; the ant jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) fan (b) ant (c) drum (d) onion
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a key; the key chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a jug; the jug sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) pillow (d) jug
  25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a banana; the banana rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) banana (b) guava (c) doll (d) tent
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) radio (d) pencil
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) key (c) banana (d) shoe
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a kite; the kite chases a duck; the duck rolls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) glass (b) duck (c) drum (d) kite
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) whistle (c) urn (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a ball; the ball jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pencil (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) ball
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a van; the van sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a key; the key jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) key (c) igloo (d) umpire
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an onion; the onion chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) owl (c) shoe (d) flute
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a rope; the rope pulls an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) owl (d) rope
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a cat; the cat sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) cat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a frog; the frog sits on a rose; the rose pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) lemon (b) frog (c) pillow (d) anchor
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) spoon
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a mango; the mango jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) mango (d) ladder

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. replay the story
  3. tiger
  4. picture the first item
  5. picture the first item
  6. each link leads on
  7. keep linking in order
  8. key
  9. nest
  10. watch
  11. funny actions
  12. link it to the next item
  13. picture the first item
  14. step 3
  15. net
  16. step 2
  17. lemon
  18. step 4
  19. flute
  20. lamp
  21. pencil
  22. that item is lost
  23. ant
  24. jug
  25. the pen stirring tea
  26. doll
  27. urn
  28. banana
  29. kite
  30. banana
  31. coconut
  32. link it to the next item
  33. umpire
  34. shoe
  35. rope
  36. cat
  37. pillow
  38. ice cream
  39. picture the first item
  40. ladder

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