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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 910 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a duck; the duck pulls a nest; the nest sits on a doll; the doll tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) duck (d) nest
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) umpire (c) cat (d) kettle
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a kite; the kite tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) kite (b) flute (c) orange (d) cat
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a goat; the goat pulls a fan; the fan chases an urn. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) goat (b) urn (c) apple (d) fan
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles an urn; the urn sings to an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) urn (c) coconut (d) igloo
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to a mango; the mango chases an urn; the urn falls into an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) urn (d) igloo
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a drum; the drum chases a frog; the frog jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) van (c) cat (d) banana
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a violin; the violin sings to a jug; the jug jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) violin (c) radio (d) inkpot
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a key; the key crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a rose; the rose chases an onion. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) rose (b) kettle (c) key (d) watch
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) needle (c) mirror (d) vase
  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) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a ladder; the ladder jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an orange; the orange rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) orange (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) jalebi
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) sock (b) ant (c) pillow (d) net
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a guava; the guava rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) pencil (b) kettle (c) guava (d) rose
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a needle; the needle sits on a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) needle (d) net
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a doll; the doll falls into a van; the van rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) radio (c) watch (d) van
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a tent; the tent chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) mirror (d) goat
  32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a lemon; the lemon tickles an apple; the apple sits on a vase; the vase sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) fan (d) lemon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into an orange; the orange sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) jug (c) orange (d) sock
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls an onion; the onion crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) anchor (d) ladder
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a tent; the tent chases a needle; the needle sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the net? (a) tent (b) net (c) anchor (d) jalebi
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a net; the net pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) net (b) wallet (c) ice cream (d) pencil
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls an apple; the apple tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) mango (c) lemon (d) ball

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. step 2
  4. vase
  5. umpire
  6. flute
  7. goat
  8. step 1
  9. step 3
  10. picture the first item
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. step 4
  13. doll
  14. mango
  15. that item is lost
  16. van
  17. picture the first item
  18. radio
  19. key
  20. needle
  21. funny actions
  22. each link leads on
  23. jalebi
  24. keep linking in order
  25. picture the first item
  26. sock
  27. link it to the next item
  28. pencil
  29. net
  30. van
  31. coconut
  32. replay the story
  33. vase
  34. jug
  35. doll
  36. tent
  37. picture the first item
  38. ice cream
  39. picture the first item
  40. ball

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