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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 793 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) candle (d) ball
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a van; the van jumps over a radio; the radio sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) coconut (b) van (c) cat (d) lemon
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) bucket (c) needle (d) ball
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) ant (d) violin
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a radio; the radio falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) glass (c) kite (d) radio
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a rope; the rope jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a drum; the drum rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) rope (c) drum (d) candle
  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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the van? (a) monkey (b) van (c) banana (d) bucket
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a tiger; the tiger pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) goat (b) jug (c) drum (d) doll
  19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) anchor (d) van
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) wallet (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a kite; the kite sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) glass (c) kite (d) wallet
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a banana; the banana crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) mirror (b) net (c) banana (d) cat
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a nest; the nest jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) candle (b) urn (c) wallet (d) nest
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a kettle; the kettle chases a fan; the fan sings to a banana; the banana tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) banana (d) kettle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) wallet (b) parrot (c) ice cream (d) jalebi
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an onion; the onion rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) candle (b) fan (c) onion (d) ant
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a needle; the needle chases an orange; the orange sits on an owl; the owl tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) kite (b) needle (c) owl (d) duck
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a candle; the candle tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) bucket (c) goat (d) candle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tiger (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) igloo
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into an urn; the urn sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) urn (b) spoon (c) rope (d) umpire
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a key; the key pulls a goat; the goat sits on a frog; the frog sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) frog (b) sock (c) key (d) glass
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) shoe (b) mirror (c) rose (d) ladder
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a van; the van sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) mango (b) flute (c) van (d) umpire

Answer key

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

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