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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 83 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) glass (c) cat (d) lemon
  3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a needle; the needle tickles a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) needle
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a banana; the banana sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) monkey (d) duck
  12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a drum; the drum sings to a needle; the needle sits on a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) needle
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) jug (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) ball
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on an orange; the orange rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) orange
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a spoon; the spoon jumps over a whistle; the whistle chases a flute; the flute falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) candle
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a flute; the flute tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) owl (d) flute
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) owl (d) coconut
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a frog; the frog chases a violin; the violin falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) urn (d) frog
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a frog; the frog crashes into an igloo; the igloo chases a needle; the needle sings to a van. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ladder (b) needle (c) van (d) igloo
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a nest; the nest sits on a parrot; the parrot rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) nest (d) parrot
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a shoe; the shoe falls into an owl; the owl tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) owl (d) jeep
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a van; the van chases a doll; the doll crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the van? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) van (d) orange
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an owl; the owl pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) owl (b) violin (c) watch (d) jeep
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) kettle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a fan; the fan tickles a kite; the kite sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) banana (b) orange (c) kite (d) fan
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a glass; the glass pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) glass
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a guava; the guava sits on a flute; the flute jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) mango (b) candle (c) guava (d) igloo
  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.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a guava; the guava chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) cat (d) duck

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. mango
  3. that item is lost
  4. pencil
  5. step 1
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 2
  8. replay the story
  9. each link leads on
  10. keep linking in order
  11. duck
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. owl
  14. ball
  15. orange
  16. step 4
  17. picture the first item
  18. funny actions
  19. flute
  20. keep linking in order
  21. flute
  22. step 3
  23. ant
  24. jeep
  25. igloo
  26. picture the first item
  27. picture the first item
  28. parrot
  29. picture the first item
  30. jeep
  31. jalebi
  32. owl
  33. kettle
  34. banana
  35. anchor
  36. igloo
  37. picture the first item
  38. link it to the next item
  39. link it to the next item
  40. duck

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