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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 906 · 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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a ball; the ball falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) ball (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a candle; the candle tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) lamp (b) van (c) candle (d) umbrella
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) monkey (d) needle
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) vase (c) mango (d) guava
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) tiger
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a cat; the cat rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) goat (d) owl
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) pencil (c) flute (d) jug
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) van (d) doll
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) candle (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) vase
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a tent; the tent chases a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umbrella (b) cat (c) tent (d) orange
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a key; the key sings to an urn; the urn rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the key? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) anchor (d) lamp
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a mango; the mango tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ant (b) fan (c) goat (d) igloo
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a goat; the goat tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) urn (d) net
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a vase; the vase pulls an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) orange (d) glass
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) vase (b) kite (c) lamp (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a tent; the tent rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a coconut; the coconut pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) coconut (c) guava (d) tent
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) sock (c) owl (d) ball
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a tent; the tent sits on a van. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) ball (d) van
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a goat; the goat sits on a flute; the flute sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) key (b) flute (c) goat (d) doll
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a radio; the radio sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) flute (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) radio
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a candle; the candle sings to a key; the key sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) goat (b) candle (c) needle (d) key
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a sock; the sock crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an ant; the ant tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) ant (d) inkpot
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an ant; the ant tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) ant (c) lamp (d) anchor
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a candle; the candle pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) duck (b) goat (c) tiger (d) candle

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. that item is lost
  3. funny actions
  4. step 2
  5. step 1
  6. umbrella
  7. picture the first item
  8. umbrella
  9. inkpot
  10. link it to the next item
  11. each link leads on
  12. vase
  13. step 3
  14. tomato
  15. cat
  16. flute
  17. watch
  18. the pen stirring tea
  19. whistle
  20. keep linking in order
  21. tent
  22. replay the story
  23. lamp
  24. picture the first item
  25. goat
  26. keep linking in order
  27. step 1
  28. net
  29. cat
  30. kite
  31. coconut
  32. duck
  33. ladder
  34. key
  35. umbrella
  36. step 4
  37. goat
  38. inkpot
  39. sock
  40. candle

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