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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 791 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a glass; the glass chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) glass
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) tomato
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) coconut (b) mango (c) kettle (d) jeep
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a guava; the guava sits on an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) urn (d) umpire
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a cat; the cat pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) cat (b) onion (c) bucket (d) spoon
  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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a rose; the rose rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) rose (d) ladder
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a ladder; the ladder rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases a kite. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) kite (b) mango (c) whistle (d) banana
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a van; the van chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll; the doll tickles a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) tomato (c) van (d) inkpot
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a kite; the kite chases a banana. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) kite (c) umbrella (d) banana
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a key; the key chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) key
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) frog (b) flute (c) duck (d) ladder
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a goat; the goat chases a kite; the kite jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) goat (c) onion (d) candle
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a monkey; the monkey chases an orange; the orange crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) onion (c) violin (d) guava
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a guava; the guava jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) jug (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) wallet (d) violin
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a kite; the kite tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) onion (b) nest (c) spoon (d) kite
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a violin; the violin falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) violin (d) whistle
  32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) rose (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) apple
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into an owl; the owl pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) inkpot (b) jeep (c) net (d) owl
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a violin; the violin rolls into a rope; the rope pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) violin (d) monkey
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on an apple; the apple rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a radio; the radio jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) radio (d) urn

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 2
  3. step 4
  4. glass
  5. lemon
  6. keep linking in order
  7. coconut
  8. step 1
  9. orange
  10. that item is lost
  11. replay the story
  12. cat
  13. keep linking in order
  14. funny actions
  15. picture the first item
  16. step 3
  17. each link leads on
  18. ladder
  19. banana
  20. inkpot
  21. kite
  22. ice cream
  23. frog
  24. candle
  25. picture the first item
  26. onion
  27. jug
  28. picture the first item
  29. igloo
  30. onion
  31. violin
  32. the pen stirring tea
  33. apple
  34. net
  35. picture the first item
  36. link it to the next item
  37. picture the first item
  38. jeep
  39. link it to the next item
  40. apple

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