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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 780 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an owl; the owl pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a doll; the doll chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) doll (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) net
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) jalebi (d) ladder
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a duck; the duck sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) duck (d) whistle
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to an onion; the onion rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) urn (d) onion
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a doll; the doll sings to an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) ball (c) whistle (d) orange
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a mango; the mango rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) mirror (d) key
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a mango; the mango pulls a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) watch (c) owl (d) mango
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases an urn; the urn sings to a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) kite (c) urn (d) ball
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a sock; the sock chases an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) umbrella (d) urn
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a violin; the violin tickles a watch. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) bucket (d) watch
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) vase (d) tiger
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) inkpot (b) mango (c) shoe (d) bucket
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a sock; the sock sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) guava (b) whistle (c) sock (d) spoon
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) van (c) kettle (d) sock
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a radio; the radio sits on a van; the van rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) van (c) radio (d) igloo
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a banana; the banana crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a rose; the rose chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) banana (b) onion (c) rose (d) monkey
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a lemon; the lemon jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) goat (c) inkpot (d) lemon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) kite (d) duck
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a ball; the ball sits on a glass; the glass chases a guava; the guava falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) ball (d) glass
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a mango; the mango tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over an apple; the apple rolls into a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) apple (c) whistle (d) glass
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a nest; the nest sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) orange (c) ant (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a ladder; the ladder chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) watch (d) ant

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. replay the story
  3. doll
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 4
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. funny actions
  8. step 2
  9. each link leads on
  10. ladder
  11. picture the first item
  12. duck
  13. keep linking in order
  14. picture the first item
  15. keep linking in order
  16. urn
  17. link it to the next item
  18. orange
  19. mango
  20. owl
  21. step 3
  22. kite
  23. sock
  24. that item is lost
  25. lamp
  26. violin
  27. inkpot
  28. guava
  29. kettle
  30. radio
  31. banana
  32. goat
  33. kite
  34. link it to the next item
  35. ball
  36. picture the first item
  37. glass
  38. step 2
  39. ant
  40. ant

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