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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 821 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a rope; the rope sits on a rose; the rose crashes into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) rope (d) rose
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a doll; the doll tickles an urn; the urn sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) frog (c) lemon (d) urn
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a rope; the rope sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a net; the net crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) net (c) bucket (d) vase
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) flute (c) tomato (d) rope
  18. 18.🔗 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
  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 link story: a giant guava sits on a nest; the nest tickles an owl; the owl chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) van (c) guava (d) nest
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a whistle; the whistle sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) goat (d) whistle
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) flute (d) tent
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into an orange; the orange pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) ant (c) orange (d) monkey
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a violin. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) fan
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) kite (c) van (d) anchor
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) mango
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a cat; the cat chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) igloo (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) cat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a flute; the flute pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) mirror (c) monkey (d) frog
  30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a net; the net falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) ice cream (b) frog (c) drum (d) net
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a sock; the sock sits on an urn; the urn falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) onion (c) apple (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) cat
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a key; the key chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) sock (b) ball (c) key (d) parrot
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a rose; the rose rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) ladder (c) rose (d) kite
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a guava; the guava sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) guava (b) candle (c) igloo (d) radio
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a sock. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) cat (b) ball (c) sock (d) rope
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a jug; the jug chases a vase; the vase rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) jug
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. funny actions
  3. step 1
  4. replay the story
  5. each link leads on
  6. igloo
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. step 2
  9. keep linking in order
  10. lemon
  11. picture the first item
  12. vase
  13. picture the first item
  14. picture the first item
  15. picture the first item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. flute
  18. link it to the next item
  19. picture the first item
  20. nest
  21. glass
  22. tent
  23. orange
  24. fan
  25. step 3
  26. van
  27. mango
  28. frog
  29. monkey
  30. step 4
  31. net
  32. link it to the next item
  33. urn
  34. ladder
  35. key
  36. apple
  37. candle
  38. rope
  39. coconut
  40. link it to the next item

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