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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 947 · 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 replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rose; the rose chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) rose (b) frog (c) coconut (d) pencil
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) urn (c) apple (d) jalebi
  6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a kite; the kite sits on a key; the key bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) umbrella (d) key
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a nest; the nest falls into a fan; the fan rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) nest (d) coconut
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a banana; the banana sings to a frog; the frog sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) mirror (b) guava (c) banana (d) frog
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) pillow (d) mango
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into a nest; the nest falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) mirror (c) umbrella (d) nest
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a key; the key pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a watch; the watch falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) watch (d) flute
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles an orange; the orange falls into a kite; the kite chases a sock; the sock sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ant (c) sock (d) orange
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a vase; the vase pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) vase (c) monkey (d) apple
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a violin; the violin pulls an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) violin
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) flute (d) rope
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a radio; the radio sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) spoon (c) guava (d) ladder
  30. 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a candle; the candle chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) ladder (c) glass (d) needle
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an apple; the apple rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) drum (d) ladder
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a goat; the goat chases a drum; the drum sits on a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) drum (d) kettle
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a radio; the radio falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) radio (d) drum
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a duck; the duck falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) spoon (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) owl
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan; the fan pulls a frog; the frog sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) fan (b) frog (c) spoon (d) coconut

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. step 3
  3. step 2
  4. coconut
  5. jalebi
  6. replay the story
  7. spoon
  8. link it to the next item
  9. keep linking in order
  10. nest
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. picture the first item
  13. frog
  14. picture the first item
  15. that item is lost
  16. mango
  17. link it to the next item
  18. funny actions
  19. umbrella
  20. watch
  21. link it to the next item
  22. step 1
  23. sock
  24. vase
  25. shoe
  26. step 4
  27. tent
  28. picture the first item
  29. radio
  30. each link leads on
  31. picture the first item
  32. link it to the next item
  33. glass
  34. pillow
  35. kettle
  36. drum
  37. picture the first item
  38. jug
  39. picture the first item
  40. fan

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