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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 914 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a fan; the fan jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a needle; the needle tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) pencil (d) candle
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a nest; the nest chases a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) umbrella (d) rope
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) flute (d) ladder
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into an ant; the ant chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) sock (d) monkey
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a jug; the jug crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jalebi (b) nest (c) apple (d) duck
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) duck (d) goat
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a key; the key rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) net (b) key (c) candle (d) drum
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) doll (c) lamp (d) anchor
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a watch; the watch chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) wallet (b) mango (c) drum (d) ladder
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a candle; the candle falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) inkpot
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a watch; the watch tickles a violin; the violin jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) candle (b) watch (c) violin (d) anchor
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a frog; the frog sings to a kite; the kite rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) cat (b) frog (c) kite (d) bucket
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) mango (c) guava (d) van
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) ant (d) rope
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a needle; the needle sits on a key; the key jumps over a candle; the candle chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) key (b) needle (c) violin (d) spoon
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) sock (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) lamp
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a vase; the vase falls into an apple; the apple tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) wallet (b) vase (c) apple (d) frog
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on a violin; the violin sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) wallet (d) violin
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) nest (d) owl
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a mango; the mango chases a key; the key sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) pencil (b) nest (c) apple (d) mango
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) frog (b) glass (c) vase (d) kite

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. fan
  3. link it to the next item
  4. umbrella
  5. replay the story
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 2
  8. link it to the next item
  9. anchor
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. link it to the next item
  12. funny actions
  13. picture the first item
  14. each link leads on
  15. monkey
  16. picture the first item
  17. keep linking in order
  18. step 1
  19. jalebi
  20. that item is lost
  21. goat
  22. drum
  23. anchor
  24. wallet
  25. picture the first item
  26. jalebi
  27. violin
  28. kite
  29. tiger
  30. rope
  31. picture the first item
  32. key
  33. shoe
  34. vase
  35. violin
  36. step 3
  37. jalebi
  38. apple
  39. keep linking in order
  40. glass

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