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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 364 · 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 link story: a giant cat sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a mango; the mango chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) mango (d) cat
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a rope; the rope pulls a glass; the glass sings to a guava; the guava chases a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) key (c) glass (d) shoe
  6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a doll; the doll chases a banana; the banana sings to a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) banana (c) goat (d) ice cream
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a van; the van falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a glass; the glass jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) van (c) apple (d) glass
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a drum; the drum falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a van; the van crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) van (b) watch (c) violin (d) drum
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  13. 13.🔗 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
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) spoon (c) candle (d) jug
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) needle (d) fan
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a guava; the guava chases a doll; the doll falls into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) urn (c) owl (d) fan
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a glass; the glass falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) glass (c) wallet (d) spoon
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a fan; the fan tickles a ball; the ball sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) nest (b) doll (c) kite (d) ball
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a mirror; the mirror chases a goat; the goat sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) goat (d) jalebi
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) flute (d) igloo
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the net? (a) candle (b) net (c) rope (d) shoe
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the key? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) key
  26. 26.🔗 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
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a tomato; the tomato falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) rose (c) goat (d) tomato
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a net; the net tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) banana (d) pillow
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a net; the net chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) net (c) banana (d) violin
  33. 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an orange; the orange tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) rose (d) spoon
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a radio; the radio chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) violin (c) needle (d) tomato
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an onion; the onion sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a violin; the violin falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) ice cream (b) jeep (c) violin (d) lemon
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a pencil; the pencil chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) tent (b) pencil (c) urn (d) shoe
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) anchor
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) fan
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a nest; the nest pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a duck. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) coconut (d) nest

Answer key

  1. cat
  2. picture the first item
  3. step 1
  4. picture the first item
  5. guava
  6. each link leads on
  7. step 4
  8. ice cream
  9. link it to the next item
  10. glass
  11. drum
  12. that item is lost
  13. link it to the next item
  14. candle
  15. fan
  16. picture the first item
  17. replay the story
  18. owl
  19. doll
  20. ball
  21. goat
  22. lemon
  23. shoe
  24. keep linking in order
  25. parrot
  26. step 2
  27. link it to the next item
  28. picture the first item
  29. picture the first item
  30. banana
  31. banana
  32. violin
  33. the pen stirring tea
  34. spoon
  35. needle
  36. violin
  37. shoe
  38. ladder
  39. fan
  40. nest

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