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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 908 · 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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) guava (b) fan (c) nest (d) whistle
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) parrot (c) ant (d) mango
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles an ant; the ant chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) lemon (d) monkey
  10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a tent; the tent chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) fan (d) tent
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a key; the key sings to a doll; the doll chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) nest (c) frog (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a key; the key tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) key (d) tent
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a goat; the goat tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) onion (d) urn
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) fan (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) glass
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) mango (c) igloo (d) jeep
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a jug; the jug sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) tiger (d) ladder
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a guava; the guava chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) goat (d) bucket
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) frog (c) parrot (d) igloo
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles an ant; the ant crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) sock (b) nest (c) ant (d) igloo
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a doll; the doll pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jalebi (b) onion (c) doll (d) tent
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) owl (b) sock (c) apple (d) kettle
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a drum; the drum sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) owl (b) drum (c) ladder (d) igloo
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) anchor (d) nest
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a banana; the banana tickles a guava; the guava pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) drum (d) banana
  36. 36.🔗 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) candle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) kettle (d) monkey
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) kettle (d) rope
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a doll; the doll falls into a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) duck (c) doll (d) monkey

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. replay the story
  3. step 4
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 2
  6. fan
  7. wallet
  8. step 3
  9. ant
  10. that item is lost
  11. funny actions
  12. pillow
  13. wallet
  14. picture the first item
  15. each link leads on
  16. mirror
  17. goat
  18. keep linking in order
  19. tomato
  20. igloo
  21. sock
  22. keep linking in order
  23. violin
  24. step 1
  25. the pen stirring tea
  26. frog
  27. picture the first item
  28. link it to the next item
  29. nest
  30. onion
  31. sock
  32. picture the first item
  33. ladder
  34. anchor
  35. banana
  36. link it to the next item
  37. tiger
  38. monkey
  39. tomato
  40. monkey

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