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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 794 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a kite; the kite falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) kite (d) candle
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls a glass; the glass sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) flute (b) net (c) glass (d) ball
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a violin; the violin tickles a radio; the radio chases a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) violin (d) apple
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a radio; the radio crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) apple (d) umpire
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases a kite; the kite crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a van. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) net (c) kite (d) van
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) violin (b) fan (c) orange (d) inkpot
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a nest; the nest chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) ladder (c) sock (d) needle
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  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 van bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) rope (b) kite (c) monkey (d) van
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a duck; the duck chases an owl; the owl falls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) needle (c) duck (d) ant
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a goat; the goat sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a watch; the watch chases a sock. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) watch (c) bucket (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a rose; the rose crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a radio. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) duck (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) monkey
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a net; the net crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a shoe; the shoe rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the net? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) apple (d) net
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jeep (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) tiger
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a cat; the cat sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a fan; the fan chases an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) duck (d) cat
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) drum (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) cat
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) tiger
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a radio; the radio jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) ant (c) banana (d) radio
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a net. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) shoe (b) mirror (c) radio (d) orange
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a net; the net crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a jug; the jug tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) candle (c) watch (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a sock; the sock chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) wallet (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a glass; the glass pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) mango (b) duck (c) glass (d) drum

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 4
  4. keep linking in order
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. link it to the next item
  7. funny actions
  8. replay the story
  9. step 1
  10. candle
  11. ball
  12. step 2
  13. link it to the next item
  14. keep linking in order
  15. picture the first item
  16. violin
  17. radio
  18. kite
  19. picture the first item
  20. that item is lost
  21. orange
  22. needle
  23. picture the first item
  24. each link leads on
  25. picture the first item
  26. van
  27. ant
  28. goat
  29. ice cream
  30. apple
  31. tiger
  32. igloo
  33. link it to the next item
  34. tent
  35. violin
  36. radio
  37. mirror
  38. candle
  39. wallet
  40. mango

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