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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 946 · 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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a doll; the doll falls into a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) rope (c) duck (d) guava
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) igloo (c) drum (d) jug
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) drum (b) owl (c) guava (d) tent
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a mango; the mango sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) ball (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) pencil
  11. 11.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to an apple; the apple sits on a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) van (c) tomato (d) ice cream
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a drum; the drum tickles a flute; the flute crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) drum (c) owl (d) mango
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a tent; the tent falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tent (b) umpire (c) fan (d) spoon
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a jug; the jug sits on a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) watch (c) guava (d) ice cream
  20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a drum; the drum tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) duck (c) candle (d) tomato
  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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ant (b) flute (c) radio (d) tomato
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a net; the net rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) net (c) coconut (d) pillow
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a nest; the nest rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) nest (c) drum (d) mango
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a vase. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) urn (b) cat (c) glass (d) vase
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a kite; the kite jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) duck (d) mango
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a net; the net chases a frog. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) pillow (b) wallet (c) frog (d) guava
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) radio (b) jug (c) mirror (d) coconut
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a kite; the kite sits on a tent; the tent sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) anchor (d) kite
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a key; the key crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) key (b) igloo (c) umbrella (d) whistle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on an apple; the apple pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a van; the van tickles a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) tiger (c) sock (d) umpire
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) whistle (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) cat
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) watch (b) duck (c) anchor (d) mirror
  39. 39.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. step 2
  3. picture the first item
  4. picture the first item
  5. step 3
  6. guava
  7. step 4
  8. igloo
  9. drum
  10. ball
  11. picture the first item
  12. guava
  13. link it to the next item
  14. funny actions
  15. owl
  16. tent
  17. step 1
  18. keep linking in order
  19. watch
  20. that item is lost
  21. each link leads on
  22. keep linking in order
  23. duck
  24. link it to the next item
  25. replay the story
  26. ant
  27. pillow
  28. nest
  29. urn
  30. mango
  31. pillow
  32. coconut
  33. kite
  34. whistle
  35. apple
  36. candle
  37. pencil
  38. mirror
  39. the pen stirring tea
  40. link it to the next item

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