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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 996 · 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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a vase; the vase chases a duck. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) vase (b) pencil (c) jeep (d) lamp
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) doll (d) glass
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a rose; the rose sings to an ant; the ant tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) rose (b) ant (c) radio (d) nest
  11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a goat; the goat sits on a needle; the needle pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) goat
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a duck; the duck tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) candle
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a ladder; the ladder tickles a net. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) lamp (b) net (c) ladder (d) mango
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into an onion; the onion tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a needle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) tiger (c) onion (d) inkpot
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) ant (b) drum (c) pencil (d) orange
  22. 22.🔗 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
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a wallet; the wallet rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) nest (b) fan (c) radio (d) wallet
  24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a vase; the vase pulls a fan; the fan crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) vase (b) fan (c) umpire (d) candle
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a cat; the cat sits on an orange; the orange falls into a net; the net rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) cat (c) orange (d) net
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a net; the net tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) net (b) radio (c) rose (d) pencil
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) drum (d) pillow
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the net? (a) rose (b) needle (c) vase (d) net
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a guava; the guava sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) wallet (b) guava (c) frog (d) igloo
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a violin; the violin pulls a ball; the ball crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) radio (b) ball (c) jug (d) onion
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a guava; the guava sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) goat (b) bucket (c) duck (d) guava
  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.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a mango; the mango falls into a flute; the flute tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) mango (c) sock (d) flute
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ant (b) drum (c) doll (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a watch; the watch pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) ladder
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an owl; the owl crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a kite; the kite falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) frog (d) owl

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. lamp
  3. step 3
  4. keep linking in order
  5. step 2
  6. link it to the next item
  7. keep linking in order
  8. step 1
  9. key
  10. rose
  11. the pen stirring tea
  12. goat
  13. picture the first item
  14. kettle
  15. funny actions
  16. lamp
  17. onion
  18. picture the first item
  19. step 4
  20. each link leads on
  21. ant
  22. link it to the next item
  23. wallet
  24. replay the story
  25. picture the first item
  26. umpire
  27. orange
  28. pencil
  29. pillow
  30. rose
  31. guava
  32. ball
  33. link it to the next item
  34. duck
  35. link it to the next item
  36. mango
  37. drum
  38. picture the first item
  39. jalebi
  40. owl

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