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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 898 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a doll; the doll tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) sock (d) doll
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a drum; the drum crashes into a jeep; the jeep sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) kite (b) jeep (c) drum (d) jalebi
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) drum (d) umbrella
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a tomato; the tomato chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) umpire
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a drum; the drum chases a mango; the mango sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) mango (d) drum
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) tent
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over a violin. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) fan (b) rose (c) violin (d) urn
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) violin (d) wallet
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a van; the van bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) van (c) violin (d) radio
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a drum; the drum sings to a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) glass (c) drum (d) goat
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) kettle (b) anchor (c) needle (d) ice cream
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a flute; the flute sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) flute (b) urn (c) jug (d) monkey
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an urn; the urn chases a jug; the jug falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) banana (d) tiger
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a watch; the watch chases a flute; the flute bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) key (b) flute (c) sock (d) igloo
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a sock; the sock crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) sock (c) igloo (d) frog
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a guava; the guava tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) needle (b) guava (c) onion (d) inkpot
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an onion; the onion crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) ball (c) bucket (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) candle (d) igloo
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) frog (d) duck
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a candle; the candle pulls a fan; the fan falls into a key; the key chases a jug. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) candle (b) key (c) jug (d) fan
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a rope; the rope chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) orange (c) whistle (d) net
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a goat; the goat pulls an ant; the ant falls into a frog; the frog tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) ant (c) fan (d) goat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a banana; the banana sits on a sock; the sock tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) drum (b) banana (c) duck (d) doll

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. banana
  3. picture the first item
  4. drum
  5. step 1
  6. the pen stirring tea
  7. replay the story
  8. keep linking in order
  9. umbrella
  10. tomato
  11. drum
  12. link it to the next item
  13. owl
  14. step 2
  15. funny actions
  16. rose
  17. lamp
  18. violin
  19. link it to the next item
  20. step 4
  21. that item is lost
  22. picture the first item
  23. picture the first item
  24. orange
  25. each link leads on
  26. needle
  27. jug
  28. urn
  29. key
  30. anchor
  31. link it to the next item
  32. inkpot
  33. rose
  34. igloo
  35. keep linking in order
  36. frog
  37. key
  38. orange
  39. frog
  40. doll

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