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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 886 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a radio; the radio tickles a nest; the nest falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) lamp (d) radio
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a doll; the doll falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) doll (b) guava (c) tomato (d) mirror
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an onion; the onion chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kettle; the kettle sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) kettle (d) pencil
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a whistle; the whistle tickles an apple; the apple rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) whistle (b) goat (c) jeep (d) apple
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a tent; the tent falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) flute (d) lamp
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a jug; the jug sings to a guava; the guava tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) guava
  14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a vase; the vase sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) vase (d) tomato
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) drum (d) spoon
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a mango; the mango pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) kite (b) jeep (c) mango (d) umpire
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a net; the net jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) net (b) fan (c) frog (d) wallet
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a key; the key tickles a net; the net pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the key? (a) umbrella (b) key (c) cat (d) net
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) kite (c) banana (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) doll (b) kite (c) coconut (d) lamp
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a duck; the duck falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) duck (b) tent (c) urn (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) ladder (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a fan; the fan crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) fan (c) drum (d) vase
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a nest; the nest sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) cat (d) key
  33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a rope; the rope sings to an apple; the apple sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tent (b) rope (c) apple (d) watch
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) ant (d) duck
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on a mirror. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mirror (b) guava (c) lemon (d) goat
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) mango (d) fan
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on an onion; the onion rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) key (d) inkpot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a cat; the cat pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) cat (d) inkpot
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a violin; the violin chases a net; the net crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) orange (c) violin (d) owl

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. the pen stirring tea
  3. nest
  4. tomato
  5. pencil
  6. link it to the next item
  7. funny actions
  8. step 1
  9. whistle
  10. flute
  11. picture the first item
  12. each link leads on
  13. mirror
  14. that item is lost
  15. picture the first item
  16. picture the first item
  17. link it to the next item
  18. frog
  19. drum
  20. keep linking in order
  21. replay the story
  22. mango
  23. wallet
  24. net
  25. pencil
  26. step 3
  27. kite
  28. urn
  29. ladder
  30. drum
  31. keep linking in order
  32. cat
  33. step 4
  34. tent
  35. flute
  36. goat
  37. mango
  38. onion
  39. cat
  40. orange

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