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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 99 · 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 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a banana; the banana pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a drum; the drum jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) whistle (c) banana (d) drum
  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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) vase (b) glass (c) pillow (d) tent
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a van; the van sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the van? (a) net (b) kite (c) key (d) candle
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a fan; the fan rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat; the cat sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) fan (b) apple (c) cat (d) coconut
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) bucket (d) pencil
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a mango; the mango falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a van. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) van (d) coconut
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a flute; the flute jumps over an urn; the urn chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rope (b) urn (c) tiger (d) flute
  15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a mango; the mango falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) frog (b) pencil (c) mango (d) kite
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a fan; the fan sits on an urn; the urn tickles a kite; the kite rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) kite (b) urn (c) net (d) needle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) kettle (d) van
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  23. 23.🔗 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
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a drum; the drum chases a violin; the violin sits on a candle; the candle jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) goat (b) flute (c) violin (d) drum
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) jalebi
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) frog (c) urn (d) apple
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a net. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) sock
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a van; the van tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) jeep (b) spoon (c) van (d) key
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a doll; the doll tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) flute (d) tomato
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a goat; the goat sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) onion (c) radio (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) anchor (d) needle
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a goat; the goat chases a net; the net jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) goat (c) violin (d) tent
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a goat; the goat tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) doll (d) coconut
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a drum; the drum chases a net. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) doll (b) drum (c) net (d) ball

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. funny actions
  3. banana
  4. picture the first item
  5. step 1
  6. vase
  7. candle
  8. cat
  9. picture the first item
  10. picture the first item
  11. ball
  12. glass
  13. keep linking in order
  14. flute
  15. that item is lost
  16. pencil
  17. link it to the next item
  18. replay the story
  19. needle
  20. kettle
  21. step 4
  22. each link leads on
  23. link it to the next item
  24. step 3
  25. link it to the next item
  26. picture the first item
  27. flute
  28. watch
  29. urn
  30. sock
  31. link it to the next item
  32. jeep
  33. picture the first item
  34. tomato
  35. tent
  36. keep linking in order
  37. anchor
  38. tent
  39. doll
  40. ball

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