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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 548 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a cat; the cat chases a tent; the tent crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) anchor (c) vase (d) tent
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) cat (d) igloo
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a rose; the rose chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a van; the van rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) rose (d) shoe
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a mango; the mango tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) ball (d) mango
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a frog; the frog sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) frog (d) apple
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a frog; the frog tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) flute (b) shoe (c) orange (d) ice cream
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a fan; the fan tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) doll (c) fan (d) ice cream
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) bucket (d) cat
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a vase; the vase crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a radio; the radio jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) radio (c) jug (d) wallet
  22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a flute; the flute bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) violin (b) owl (c) flute (d) ice cream
  24. 24.🔗 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
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a key; the key pulls a van; the van bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) drum (d) key
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a rose; the rose chases a candle; the candle rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) apple (d) rose
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) owl (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) cat (b) fan (c) needle (d) nest
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a wallet; the wallet pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) owl (b) ball (c) jeep (d) wallet
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a violin; the violin sings to a van; the van bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) van (b) violin (c) goat (d) ice cream
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to a candle; the candle pulls a fan; the fan falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) monkey (b) candle (c) glass (d) fan
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) coconut (d) guava
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a sock; the sock tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) frog (d) pencil
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an apple; the apple pulls a net; the net bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) onion (b) net (c) apple (d) van
  36. 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) bucket (c) kettle (d) rose
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) vase (c) lamp (d) violin
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) umbrella (b) orange (c) jeep (d) wallet
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a pillow; the pillow tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) radio (b) flute (c) goat (d) pillow

Answer key

  1. step 4
  2. picture the first item
  3. net
  4. step 3
  5. link it to the next item
  6. that item is lost
  7. cat
  8. step 1
  9. anchor
  10. ladder
  11. mango
  12. shoe
  13. spoon
  14. keep linking in order
  15. picture the first item
  16. link it to the next item
  17. step 2
  18. ladder
  19. link it to the next item
  20. the pen stirring tea
  21. jug
  22. each link leads on
  23. owl
  24. picture the first item
  25. keep linking in order
  26. drum
  27. apple
  28. owl
  29. fan
  30. ball
  31. van
  32. fan
  33. guava
  34. pencil
  35. net
  36. replay the story
  37. rose
  38. vase
  39. jeep
  40. flute

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