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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 949 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) igloo
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a guava; the guava pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) sock (c) pencil (d) umbrella
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) watch (d) guava
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a net; the net falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) spoon (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) net
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a van; the van bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) doll (b) van (c) fan (d) coconut
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a candle; the candle chases an orange. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) frog (d) drum
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an ant; the ant rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) orange (c) ant (d) apple
  19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a key; the key falls into a nest; the nest jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) key (d) ant
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a spoon; the spoon chases an owl; the owl pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) pillow (d) owl
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a pencil; the pencil chases a rose. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) glass
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a pencil; the pencil tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) orange (c) pencil (d) vase
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a doll; the doll bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) inkpot (b) jalebi (c) doll (d) monkey
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a cat; the cat chases a goat; the goat crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) cat (b) radio (c) nest (d) needle
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a candle; the candle chases a ball; the ball sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) ball (c) candle (d) needle
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a mango; the mango rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an owl; the owl sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) mango (b) owl (c) apple (d) igloo
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a doll; the doll chases a jug; the jug sings to a frog; the frog falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) guava (b) jug (c) frog (d) doll
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a spoon; the spoon falls into a sock; the sock sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) radio (d) watch
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a key; the key falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) drum (b) parrot (c) key (d) lamp
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a kite; the kite chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) rope (b) cat (c) kite (d) jeep
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a key; the key pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles a rose; the rose chases a frog. Which item comes right after the key? (a) frog (b) ant (c) rose (d) anchor
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a guava; the guava tickles a frog; the frog pulls an orange. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) watch (b) frog (c) goat (d) guava
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a banana; the banana chases a frog. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) banana (b) frog (c) ball (d) rope
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) wallet (d) frog

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. nest
  3. step 4
  4. picture the first item
  5. keep linking in order
  6. that item is lost
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. umbrella
  9. keep linking in order
  10. step 3
  11. funny actions
  12. picture the first item
  13. watch
  14. spoon
  15. doll
  16. link it to the next item
  17. candle
  18. orange
  19. replay the story
  20. key
  21. spoon
  22. umbrella
  23. pencil
  24. inkpot
  25. radio
  26. needle
  27. owl
  28. frog
  29. link it to the next item
  30. radio
  31. link it to the next item
  32. each link leads on
  33. lamp
  34. link it to the next item
  35. jeep
  36. anchor
  37. guava
  38. step 1
  39. ball
  40. frog

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