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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 95 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an ant; the ant tickles a net. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) net (b) ant (c) rose (d) radio
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) lemon (d) wallet
  6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) violin (c) doll (d) owl
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an onion; the onion tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) candle (c) onion (d) mirror
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a fan; the fan chases a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) kite (c) pillow (d) glass
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles an onion; the onion chases a ball; the ball sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ball (b) glass (c) frog (d) umbrella
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a guava; the guava chases a ball; the ball sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ice cream (b) kettle (c) pencil (d) guava
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an urn; the urn falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a fan; the fan chases a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) needle (d) umpire
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) cat (c) shoe (d) anchor
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a jeep; the jeep pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) pencil
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a sock; the sock tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) doll (b) sock (c) urn (d) coconut
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umbrella (b) ice cream (c) wallet (d) drum
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) fan
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a van; the van falls into a needle; the needle sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) radio
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a duck; the duck sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) needle (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) whistle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) drum
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum; the drum falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) drum (d) mirror
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) monkey (d) net
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) wallet
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan; the fan pulls an umpire; the umpire chases a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) fan (d) tomato
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into an onion; the onion pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) urn (b) onion (c) jeep (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) candle (c) spoon (d) vase
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) umpire

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. picture the first item
  3. ant
  4. link it to the next item
  5. lemon
  6. keep linking in order
  7. doll
  8. picture the first item
  9. onion
  10. step 3
  11. glass
  12. step 2
  13. each link leads on
  14. umbrella
  15. guava
  16. funny actions
  17. step 4
  18. picture the first item
  19. urn
  20. picture the first item
  21. anchor
  22. replay the story
  23. link it to the next item
  24. link it to the next item
  25. that item is lost
  26. pencil
  27. urn
  28. wallet
  29. keep linking in order
  30. tiger
  31. needle
  32. duck
  33. owl
  34. mirror
  35. net
  36. wallet
  37. fan
  38. jug
  39. vase
  40. umpire

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