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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 913 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a rose; the rose tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) rose (b) jalebi (c) jug (d) bucket
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a banana; the banana sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) ant (b) banana (c) kite (d) urn
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a violin; the violin crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) lemon (c) nest (d) violin
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a violin; the violin chases a doll; the doll pulls a bucket; the bucket sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) violin (b) bucket (c) kite (d) doll
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) frog (c) doll (d) key
  16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a rope; the rope pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) tomato (b) rope (c) duck (d) ladder
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a van; the van chases a watch; the watch rolls into an apple. Which item comes right before the van? (a) whistle (b) van (c) watch (d) owl
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) whistle (b) radio (c) lemon (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a guava; the guava tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) lemon (c) umpire (d) rope
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a rose; the rose jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a frog; the frog sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) sock (b) owl (c) rose (d) frog
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) rope (c) whistle (d) coconut
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a sock; the sock jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) urn (c) nest (d) guava
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) doll
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a wallet; the wallet rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) key (d) tiger
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a monkey; the monkey chases an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) monkey (d) candle
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a cat; the cat chases a key. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) key (b) net (c) cat (d) tent
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a drum; the drum sits on a frog; the frog pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) apple
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a banana; the banana sings to a cat; the cat tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) ball (c) banana (d) cat
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) duck
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) lamp
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a cat; the cat sits on a glass; the glass tickles a key; the key rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) urn (b) glass (c) key (d) jug
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) coconut (d) pencil
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) ice cream (d) radio
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) radio (d) pillow

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 4
  3. rose
  4. funny actions
  5. link it to the next item
  6. banana
  7. step 1
  8. violin
  9. step 3
  10. step 2
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. keep linking in order
  13. doll
  14. each link leads on
  15. frog
  16. replay the story
  17. ladder
  18. picture the first item
  19. keep linking in order
  20. link it to the next item
  21. that item is lost
  22. whistle
  23. whistle
  24. umpire
  25. frog
  26. rope
  27. rope
  28. doll
  29. link it to the next item
  30. umbrella
  31. monkey
  32. tent
  33. apple
  34. ball
  35. tiger
  36. lamp
  37. key
  38. pencil
  39. radio
  40. pillow

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