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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 932 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a duck; the duck crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) shoe (b) igloo (c) lamp (d) pillow
  3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) van (c) shoe (d) urn
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a radio; the radio jumps over an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) ant (c) spoon (d) radio
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a rope; the rope pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) parrot (c) rope (d) flute
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a rose; the rose chases a sock; the sock crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) sock (c) tomato (d) bucket
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a net; the net rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a nest; the nest sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the net? (a) guava (b) net (c) drum (d) nest
  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: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a ball; the ball sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) ant (b) igloo (c) inkpot (d) ball
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a flute; the flute rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) rose (d) urn
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a van; the van sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a vase; the vase pulls a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) nest (c) lemon (d) fan
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an ant; the ant sings to a sock; the sock sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) parrot (d) sock
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) frog (c) needle (d) ant
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) flute (b) mango (c) sock (d) pencil
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on an igloo; the igloo chases a tomato; the tomato crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) tomato (c) mirror (d) igloo
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) doll (c) fan (d) umpire
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) mango (c) frog (d) nest
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a fan; the fan chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) glass (d) candle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a fan; the fan pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) kite (b) key (c) pencil (d) fan
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a spoon; the spoon pulls a candle; the candle chases a duck; the duck rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) duck (b) ant (c) spoon (d) frog
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles an owl; the owl falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) owl (d) tiger
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) umbrella (b) spoon (c) net (d) goat
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a cat; the cat sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) ball (c) fan (d) cat
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a duck; the duck crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) tent (c) frog (d) umbrella

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. igloo
  3. replay the story
  4. that item is lost
  5. step 1
  6. step 3
  7. picture the first item
  8. van
  9. spoon
  10. each link leads on
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. rope
  13. funny actions
  14. link it to the next item
  15. sock
  16. guava
  17. keep linking in order
  18. step 2
  19. ball
  20. picture the first item
  21. picture the first item
  22. umpire
  23. lemon
  24. kettle
  25. ball
  26. flute
  27. keep linking in order
  28. link it to the next item
  29. tomato
  30. doll
  31. nest
  32. candle
  33. pencil
  34. duck
  35. picture the first item
  36. step 4
  37. glass
  38. spoon
  39. urn
  40. frog

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