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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 899 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) doll (c) urn (d) orange
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a kite; the kite pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) kite (d) onion
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a banana; the banana sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) banana (b) wallet (c) jalebi (d) mango
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) parrot (d) rose
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a net; the net falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) jalebi (d) net
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a guava; the guava sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) needle (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) pencil
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) rope (d) violin
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) nest
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a kite; the kite pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) sock (d) kite
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  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.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a key; the key rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) doll (b) duck (c) key (d) nest
  26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) goat (d) banana
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a mango; the mango chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) jug (d) mango
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an umpire; the umpire tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) duck (d) wallet
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a candle; the candle sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) watch (b) ball (c) candle (d) urn
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) anchor (b) watch (c) nest (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a glass; the glass sits on an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) orange
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a candle; the candle sits on a spoon. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) candle (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an owl; the owl tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) owl (c) wallet (d) guava
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) candle (d) pillow
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) parrot (b) drum (c) flute (d) tomato
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) duck
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) nest (c) anchor (d) candle

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. step 4
  3. the pen stirring tea
  4. orange
  5. link it to the next item
  6. that item is lost
  7. step 3
  8. kite
  9. step 1
  10. picture the first item
  11. keep linking in order
  12. wallet
  13. parrot
  14. step 2
  15. jalebi
  16. needle
  17. drum
  18. glass
  19. kite
  20. link it to the next item
  21. funny actions
  22. each link leads on
  23. picture the first item
  24. picture the first item
  25. nest
  26. replay the story
  27. jalebi
  28. jug
  29. wallet
  30. watch
  31. nest
  32. glass
  33. spoon
  34. picture the first item
  35. wallet
  36. candle
  37. link it to the next item
  38. flute
  39. inkpot
  40. nest

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