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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 882 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) urn (b) guava (c) flute (d) spoon
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a guava; the guava falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) owl (d) mirror
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles an owl; the owl pulls a rose; the rose sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) rose (c) pillow (d) owl
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) whistle
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an onion; the onion jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) ball (d) inkpot
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a duck; the duck pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) rope (d) duck
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles an anchor; the anchor chases an owl; the owl sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) lemon (d) owl
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a guava; the guava sings to an orange; the orange falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) igloo (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) orange
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a candle; the candle tickles a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) wallet (c) candle (d) flute
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) doll (c) lemon (d) urn
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a flute; the flute chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) ant (d) shoe
  29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a doll; the doll jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) watch (b) doll (c) onion (d) violin
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a glass; the glass chases a kite; the kite falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) glass (d) kite
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an onion; the onion jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ant (b) candle (c) onion (d) monkey
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) duck (c) inkpot (d) bucket
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) drum (c) duck (d) ladder
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) whistle (d) glass
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a watch; the watch chases a vase; the vase falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) nest (d) vase
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a needle; the needle rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) needle (b) orange (c) lamp (d) jalebi
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) kite (b) mango (c) igloo (d) monkey
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a key. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) coconut (c) duck (d) ant

Answer key

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

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