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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 879 · 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 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a frog; the frog chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) vase (d) jeep
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) net (c) nest (d) tent
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) cat (c) mango (d) duck
  12. 12.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a wallet; the wallet rolls into a ball; the ball chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) doll (b) ball (c) wallet (d) jeep
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a net; the net tickles a nest; the nest pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) pencil (b) net (c) urn (d) nest
  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.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a sock; the sock sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) sock (d) wallet
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a mirror; the mirror chases an onion; the onion tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) onion (b) mirror (c) ball (d) lamp
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) tiger (d) umpire
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a duck; the duck falls into a van; the van crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) van (d) jalebi
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) rope (d) goat
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an owl; the owl sits on a key. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) owl (b) key (c) watch (d) monkey
  25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a radio; the radio sings to an orange; the orange chases an ant. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) radio (b) orange (c) urn (d) ant
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a ball; the ball sings to a rose; the rose sits on a watch; the watch jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) onion (b) watch (c) ball (d) jug
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) flute (b) mango (c) anchor (d) kettle
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) spoon (d) apple
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) candle (b) owl (c) tiger (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a nest; the nest tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) duck (d) anchor
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a fan; the fan rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) tent (d) fan
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) goat (c) igloo (d) kettle
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an urn; the urn sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) urn (d) van
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) flute (d) anchor
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a rose; the rose sits on a key; the key tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) key (b) glass (c) ball (d) mirror
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a banana; the banana crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) banana (b) drum (c) igloo (d) glass

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. link it to the next item
  3. step 1
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. jeep
  6. tent
  7. replay the story
  8. link it to the next item
  9. each link leads on
  10. step 3
  11. duck
  12. picture the first item
  13. link it to the next item
  14. jeep
  15. nest
  16. picture the first item
  17. link it to the next item
  18. wallet
  19. onion
  20. keep linking in order
  21. umpire
  22. van
  23. goat
  24. watch
  25. step 4
  26. ant
  27. onion
  28. kettle
  29. tomato
  30. picture the first item
  31. tiger
  32. funny actions
  33. monkey
  34. tent
  35. goat
  36. keep linking in order
  37. umbrella
  38. frog
  39. glass
  40. banana

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