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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 966 · 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.🔗 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
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) sock
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a net; the net tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) net (b) goat (c) pencil (d) tent
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles an orange; the orange chases an ant; the ant jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ant (b) goat (c) shoe (d) orange
  8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  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 duck crashes into a key; the key jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the key? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) key (d) duck
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) rope
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a rope; the rope chases a lamp; the lamp tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) rope (b) lamp (c) igloo (d) frog
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on an orange; the orange pulls a mango; the mango tickles a van. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) orange (b) mango (c) van (d) monkey
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a sock; the sock sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) rope (c) tiger (d) mango
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) parrot (b) ladder (c) kite (d) frog
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) key (b) banana (c) bucket (d) whistle
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a jeep; the jeep sings to a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) lamp (c) flute (d) jeep
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an urn; the urn sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) urn (b) flute (c) coconut (d) owl
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a drum; the drum sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) doll
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) ball
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a ball; the ball tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) rope (b) fan (c) mango (d) ball
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into an urn; the urn sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) needle (b) rose (c) cat (d) urn
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a net; the net tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) kettle (c) guava (d) rope
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a goat; the goat pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) banana (b) goat (c) lemon (d) whistle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a fan; the fan pulls a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) vase (d) fan
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a ball; the ball chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) wallet (d) sock

Answer key

  1. that item is lost
  2. step 4
  3. picture the first item
  4. funny actions
  5. sock
  6. pencil
  7. orange
  8. each link leads on
  9. keep linking in order
  10. duck
  11. jalebi
  12. step 3
  13. igloo
  14. keep linking in order
  15. orange
  16. link it to the next item
  17. link it to the next item
  18. step 1
  19. the pen stirring tea
  20. tiger
  21. ladder
  22. replay the story
  23. picture the first item
  24. bucket
  25. picture the first item
  26. picture the first item
  27. frog
  28. urn
  29. kettle
  30. bucket
  31. mango
  32. step 2
  33. cat
  34. guava
  35. link it to the next item
  36. picture the first item
  37. goat
  38. fan
  39. link it to the next item
  40. sock

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