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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 890 · 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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a van; the van rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) van (c) flute (d) duck
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) nest (d) mango
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) anchor
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a whistle; the whistle jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) duck (c) shoe (d) umpire
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a net; the net falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) onion (b) net (c) jug (d) kite
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a glass; the glass falls into an apple; the apple pulls a mango; the mango chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) glass (b) mango (c) tiger (d) fan
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to an apple; the apple pulls a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) apple (c) banana (d) kettle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a ball; the ball crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) vase (d) lemon
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a jug; the jug pulls an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) watch (b) jug (c) urn (d) inkpot
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) urn
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) owl (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) umbrella
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases a doll; the doll falls into a guava; the guava pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) radio (c) mirror (d) jalebi
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a net; the net tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a key; the key chases a banana. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) apple (b) net (c) key (d) monkey
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an owl; the owl pulls a key; the key sits on a mango; the mango sings to a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) mango (c) key (d) van
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) fan (d) kite
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) rope (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a radio; the radio falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) radio (c) rope (d) kite
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a cat; the cat pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) cat (d) ball
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) needle (b) ant (c) lemon (d) jalebi
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a doll; the doll jumps over a flute; the flute chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) doll (c) parrot (d) flute
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a glass; the glass tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) glass (b) onion (c) rose (d) violin

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. link it to the next item
  4. step 4
  5. that item is lost
  6. van
  7. step 1
  8. step 3
  9. monkey
  10. shoe
  11. duck
  12. jug
  13. link it to the next item
  14. replay the story
  15. funny actions
  16. keep linking in order
  17. picture the first item
  18. mango
  19. apple
  20. umbrella
  21. urn
  22. the pen stirring tea
  23. urn
  24. umbrella
  25. link it to the next item
  26. picture the first item
  27. each link leads on
  28. step 2
  29. radio
  30. key
  31. owl
  32. kite
  33. bucket
  34. rope
  35. whistle
  36. link it to the next item
  37. needle
  38. doll
  39. igloo
  40. glass

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