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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 423 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a watch; the watch chases a kite; the kite tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) ladder (c) watch (d) kite
  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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) duck
  7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) cat (d) frog
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a tent; the tent pulls a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) frog (c) goat (d) violin
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) guava (c) onion (d) parrot
  12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a ball; the ball rolls into a rope; the rope sits on a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) candle (c) rope (d) net
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a rope; the rope sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) monkey (d) ant
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a duck; the duck falls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a mirror; the mirror rolls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) duck (d) mirror
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a needle; the needle falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) needle (d) pencil
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) kettle (d) nest
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a lemon; the lemon sits on a tiger; the tiger tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) lemon (b) jeep (c) mango (d) tiger
  21. 21.🔗 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
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a sock; the sock sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) sock (b) cat (c) ladder (d) monkey
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) van (b) watch (c) bucket (d) pencil
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck chases a mirror; the mirror pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) duck
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 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
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) kite (b) orange (c) umpire (d) frog
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a cat; the cat tickles an owl; the owl falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) owl (d) violin
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a sock; the sock falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) mirror
  33. 33.🔗 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
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a frog; the frog sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) urn (b) orange (c) tiger (d) igloo
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a candle; the candle falls into a doll; the doll crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) doll (d) rope
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a mango; the mango falls into a whistle; the whistle chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) whistle (b) mirror (c) fan (d) umpire
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a key; the key chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) key (b) mirror (c) kite (d) parrot
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a rose; the rose pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) rose (d) spoon
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a ball; the ball falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) duck (c) mirror (d) anchor

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. watch
  4. keep linking in order
  5. step 1
  6. ant
  7. replay the story
  8. frog
  9. step 2
  10. goat
  11. parrot
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. net
  14. link it to the next item
  15. rope
  16. kettle
  17. duck
  18. link it to the next item
  19. drum
  20. jeep
  21. each link leads on
  22. keep linking in order
  23. step 4
  24. cat
  25. pencil
  26. picture the first item
  27. duck
  28. that item is lost
  29. link it to the next item
  30. orange
  31. owl
  32. mirror
  33. picture the first item
  34. urn
  35. inkpot
  36. fan
  37. kite
  38. picture the first item
  39. shoe
  40. anchor

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