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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 926 · 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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) sock (b) jeep (c) jug (d) coconut
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a jug; the jug tickles a duck; the duck chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) duck (c) jug (d) guava
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a glass; the glass sings to a tent; the tent pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) violin (c) flute (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a glass; the glass chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) glass
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a drum; the drum chases a violin; the violin bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) owl (b) whistle (c) violin (d) banana
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a flute; the flute tickles an ant; the ant falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) tomato (d) net
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) cat (d) apple
  17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a tent; the tent falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) onion (d) ice cream
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a watch; the watch rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) tent (b) watch (c) apple (d) mirror
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ball (b) tent (c) spoon (d) igloo
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a frog; the frog pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) orange (b) frog (c) ladder (d) ice cream
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a candle; the candle chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) kettle (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) candle
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) whistle (b) pillow (c) nest (d) glass
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a fan; the fan chases a watch; the watch sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) key (b) nest (c) frog (d) fan
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a tent; the tent rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) tent (d) apple
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a ball; the ball falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) candle (b) whistle (c) orange (d) inkpot
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a banana; the banana sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) monkey (d) tiger
  33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a coconut; the coconut tickles an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) fan (d) monkey
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a kettle; the kettle rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) doll (b) kettle (c) nest (d) owl
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the net? (a) lemon (b) net (c) duck (d) ice cream
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) rose (b) candle (c) tomato (d) nest
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 3
  3. jeep
  4. keep linking in order
  5. picture the first item
  6. kettle
  7. picture the first item
  8. step 1
  9. keep linking in order
  10. violin
  11. replay the story
  12. step 2
  13. glass
  14. whistle
  15. net
  16. spoon
  17. the pen stirring tea
  18. each link leads on
  19. ice cream
  20. watch
  21. tent
  22. picture the first item
  23. step 4
  24. link it to the next item
  25. ice cream
  26. kettle
  27. whistle
  28. funny actions
  29. frog
  30. apple
  31. inkpot
  32. inkpot
  33. that item is lost
  34. picture the first item
  35. drum
  36. owl
  37. link it to the next item
  38. ice cream
  39. candle
  40. picture the first item

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