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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 894 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a needle; the needle tickles an urn; the urn falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) monkey (c) urn (d) wallet
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a candle; the candle tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) pencil (b) candle (c) igloo (d) drum
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) pillow (c) jeep (d) kettle
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a flute; the flute falls into an urn; the urn rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) flute (d) orange
  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 owl bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a van; the van jumps over a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) shoe (c) van (d) owl
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a fan; the fan chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a van; the van pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) drum (b) fan (c) ant (d) van
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a mango; the mango rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) mango (d) apple
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) pillow (b) apple (c) igloo (d) sock
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a glass; the glass tickles a tiger. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) lamp (d) anchor
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a glass; the glass chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a net; the net tickles a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) net (b) bucket (c) goat (d) van
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a fan; the fan sings to a cat; the cat pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) jug (d) fan
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a sock; the sock sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) sock (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a ladder; the ladder falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) ant (d) frog
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a van; the van falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a rope; the rope pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) duck (d) rope
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases an ant; the ant tickles a drum; the drum falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) flute (c) ant (d) umbrella
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a fan; the fan falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) van (d) tomato
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) jug (d) key
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a mirror; the mirror rolls into a duck; the duck pulls an umpire; the umpire chases a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) umpire (c) duck (d) mirror
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into an apple; the apple sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) doll (d) mirror
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a rose; the rose tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) tiger (b) rose (c) ant (d) doll
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a rope; the rope chases a lemon; the lemon pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) rope
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 2
  3. step 1
  4. keep linking in order
  5. monkey
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 4
  8. the pen stirring tea
  9. link it to the next item
  10. each link leads on
  11. that item is lost
  12. candle
  13. jeep
  14. flute
  15. picture the first item
  16. van
  17. funny actions
  18. replay the story
  19. van
  20. picture the first item
  21. whistle
  22. pillow
  23. lamp
  24. picture the first item
  25. goat
  26. umpire
  27. sock
  28. step 3
  29. picture the first item
  30. ladder
  31. rope
  32. drum
  33. orange
  34. link it to the next item
  35. key
  36. umpire
  37. apple
  38. rose
  39. rope
  40. link it to the next item

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