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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 938 · 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) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) tiger (d) apple
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a glass; the glass sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) net (c) glass (d) igloo
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a net; the net sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a mirror. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) inkpot (d) net
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a jug; the jug pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) kettle
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into an orange; the orange jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) jug (c) ant (d) orange
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a net; the net crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) net (b) flute (c) bucket (d) van
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a guava; the guava pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a flute; the flute sits on an umpire. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) guava (b) flute (c) umpire (d) igloo
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls an orange; the orange falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) orange (b) candle (c) fan (d) frog
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a vase; the vase sings to a jeep; the jeep tickles a goat; the goat falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) goat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on an apple; the apple sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) apple (d) sock
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) duck
  26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a candle; the candle falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) rose (d) parrot
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a van; the van chases an ant; the ant sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) kite (b) ladder (c) ant (d) apple
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a ball; the ball sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) ball (c) bucket (d) pillow
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into an urn; the urn tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) monkey (b) urn (c) igloo (d) tent
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles an ant; the ant sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) tiger (c) ant (d) anchor
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) pillow
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a guava; the guava chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) guava (c) pillow (d) orange
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a tent; the tent falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) onion (c) anchor (d) ball
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on a glass; the glass pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) ant (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) apple (c) urn (d) lamp
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a duck; the duck sings to a tent; the tent tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) duck (b) goat (c) tent (d) candle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls an orange; the orange tickles a cat; the cat chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) orange (b) guava (c) cat (d) jug

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. replay the story
  3. that item is lost
  4. link it to the next item
  5. step 4
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 2
  8. funny actions
  9. bucket
  10. igloo
  11. step 3
  12. step 1
  13. net
  14. picture the first item
  15. anchor
  16. orange
  17. van
  18. keep linking in order
  19. picture the first item
  20. igloo
  21. orange
  22. onion
  23. onion
  24. each link leads on
  25. ice cream
  26. the pen stirring tea
  27. picture the first item
  28. pencil
  29. apple
  30. pillow
  31. igloo
  32. tiger
  33. picture the first item
  34. lamp
  35. pillow
  36. onion
  37. ant
  38. apple
  39. tent
  40. cat

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