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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 922 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) mirror (d) net
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) fan (d) candle
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) lamp
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a rose; the rose sings to an ant; the ant sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) tomato (d) needle
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles an owl; the owl falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) rose (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) apple
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an urn; the urn sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a sock; the sock jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) onion (b) owl (c) anchor (d) sock
  12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a key; the key chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) key (c) goat (d) orange
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a rose; the rose falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) rose (c) tomato (d) ball
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a glass; the glass tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) needle
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles a kite; the kite sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) umpire (c) kite (d) sock
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a kite; the kite tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) urn (c) drum (d) kite
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a watch; the watch bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a nest; the nest rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) urn (b) mirror (c) nest (d) inkpot
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a net; the net sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a duck; the duck chases an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) net (d) banana
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) bucket (b) orange (c) radio (d) umpire
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a needle; the needle sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) needle (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) pillow
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) shoe (b) ladder (c) flute (d) spoon
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a candle; the candle chases a van; the van jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) cat (c) lamp (d) owl
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant; the ant chases a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) key (c) parrot (d) ant
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a net; the net tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) net

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. replay the story
  3. step 1
  4. mirror
  5. candle
  6. wallet
  7. ant
  8. step 2
  9. rose
  10. funny actions
  11. onion
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. goat
  14. keep linking in order
  15. link it to the next item
  16. picture the first item
  17. rose
  18. step 3
  19. link it to the next item
  20. each link leads on
  21. picture the first item
  22. link it to the next item
  23. needle
  24. link it to the next item
  25. that item is lost
  26. step 4
  27. umpire
  28. picture the first item
  29. kite
  30. inkpot
  31. duck
  32. umpire
  33. needle
  34. banana
  35. picture the first item
  36. shoe
  37. picture the first item
  38. owl
  39. parrot
  40. needle

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