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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 891 · 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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a guava; the guava chases a vase; the vase crashes into a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) mango (c) vase (d) fan
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tent; the tent pulls a fan; the fan chases a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) umbrella (c) tiger (d) tent
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a fan; the fan jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ladder (c) nest (d) kettle
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an apple; the apple tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) pillow (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) ant
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a key; the key bounces onto a wallet; the wallet tickles a cat; the cat falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) wallet (c) cat (d) key
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) urn (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) lemon
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) lamp
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to an onion; the onion falls into a radio; the radio tickles a glass; the glass pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) whistle (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) onion
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a nest; the nest chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) nest (b) anchor (c) whistle (d) monkey
  20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) goat (c) lemon (d) parrot
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) spoon (d) doll
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) umpire
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) igloo (c) rope (d) urn
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a banana; the banana sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) glass (b) cat (c) radio (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls an urn; the urn sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) parrot
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) frog (d) banana
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls an onion; the onion sings to a flute; the flute sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) vase (b) flute (c) onion (d) jeep
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to an urn; the urn rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) tomato (c) vase (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a kettle; the kettle rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) radio
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a glass; the glass sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) fan
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on an orange; the orange chases a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) shoe (c) net (d) parrot

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 2
  3. mango
  4. picture the first item
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. link it to the next item
  7. umbrella
  8. step 1
  9. step 3
  10. picture the first item
  11. shoe
  12. ant
  13. key
  14. funny actions
  15. picture the first item
  16. urn
  17. vase
  18. glass
  19. nest
  20. each link leads on
  21. keep linking in order
  22. replay the story
  23. tomato
  24. keep linking in order
  25. link it to the next item
  26. rope
  27. inkpot
  28. van
  29. step 4
  30. link it to the next item
  31. radio
  32. pencil
  33. banana
  34. onion
  35. tomato
  36. picture the first item
  37. that item is lost
  38. kettle
  39. shoe
  40. net

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