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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 246 · 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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a van; the van crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) inkpot
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to an orange; the orange sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) rose (c) parrot (d) orange
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a glass; the glass chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) watch (b) flute (c) van (d) glass
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a violin; the violin falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) cat (d) ant
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) key
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a drum; the drum tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an owl; the owl pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) owl (b) shoe (c) guava (d) inkpot
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🔗 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
  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.🔗 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
  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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a goat; the goat jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) glass (c) tent (d) lamp
  19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) parrot
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a lamp; the lamp rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) candle (c) lamp (d) guava
  23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
  24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a doll; the doll falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) whistle (b) ice cream (c) doll (d) wallet
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) watch (d) kettle
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into a kite; the kite sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) banana (c) lamp (d) sock
  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 sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a duck; the duck pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) duck (b) bucket (c) coconut (d) shoe
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a guava; the guava rolls into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) pillow (c) fan (d) jeep
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a rose; the rose tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) lamp (c) igloo (d) candle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a tent. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) owl (b) mirror (c) tent (d) shoe
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) onion (b) jalebi (c) ladder (d) rope
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a sock; the sock falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a spoon; the spoon pulls an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) ice cream (d) owl
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) ice cream
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a fan; the fan sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) fan (d) watch
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) coconut (b) orange (c) drum (d) jug
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a key; the key sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) key
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a ball; the ball chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) frog (b) ball (c) bucket (d) kettle

Answer key

  1. picture the first item
  2. inkpot
  3. step 1
  4. each link leads on
  5. rope
  6. flute
  7. shoe
  8. kettle
  9. guava
  10. picture the first item
  11. that item is lost
  12. step 2
  13. picture the first item
  14. keep linking in order
  15. picture the first item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. step 4
  18. lamp
  19. step 3
  20. link it to the next item
  21. rose
  22. radio
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. replay the story
  25. wallet
  26. picture the first item
  27. ball
  28. lamp
  29. keep linking in order
  30. coconut
  31. jeep
  32. igloo
  33. mirror
  34. onion
  35. ice cream
  36. wallet
  37. fan
  38. drum
  39. fan
  40. bucket

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