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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 893 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a radio; the radio chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) radio (c) tiger (d) owl
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases an umpire; the umpire pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) candle (d) umpire
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a mango; the mango sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) mango (c) watch (d) inkpot
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) vase (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) pencil
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a key. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) tent (d) key
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases a rope; the rope jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) shoe (d) rope
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) umbrella (d) doll
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a vase; the vase pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a ball. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) guava (b) vase (c) parrot (d) ball
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a mango; the mango chases a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) ant (d) tiger
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an igloo; the igloo chases a rope; the rope crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) net (b) igloo (c) doll (d) inkpot
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) rope (c) bucket (d) tent
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) mango (d) shoe
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) van (b) bucket (c) lemon (d) guava
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a net; the net sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) net (c) inkpot (d) duck
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a key; the key crashes into a mango; the mango rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) mango (b) goat (c) guava (d) key
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a doll; the doll pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) doll (d) jeep
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) guava (d) inkpot
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a doll; the doll pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) doll
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a nest; the nest chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) rope (c) nest (d) bucket
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a ball; the ball jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) frog (d) flute

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. step 3
  3. step 2
  4. link it to the next item
  5. the pen stirring tea
  6. tiger
  7. umpire
  8. funny actions
  9. keep linking in order
  10. picture the first item
  11. replay the story
  12. inkpot
  13. flute
  14. picture the first item
  15. step 1
  16. that item is lost
  17. link it to the next item
  18. picture the first item
  19. lamp
  20. frog
  21. keep linking in order
  22. umbrella
  23. picture the first item
  24. each link leads on
  25. ball
  26. tiger
  27. inkpot
  28. tent
  29. shoe
  30. picture the first item
  31. guava
  32. orange
  33. link it to the next item
  34. key
  35. picture the first item
  36. doll
  37. inkpot
  38. onion
  39. bucket
  40. flute

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