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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 580 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a flute; the flute tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) duck (c) kettle (d) whistle
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) sock (c) umbrella (d) monkey
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a drum; the drum sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) net (d) ball
  7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
  11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) shoe (c) candle (d) mango
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a glass; the glass chases a tomato; the tomato falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) glass (d) onion
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a van; the van sits on a spoon; the spoon tickles a cat; the cat pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) cat (d) van
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a fan; the fan chases an apple; the apple tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) apple (d) rose
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a radio; the radio chases a banana; the banana falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) banana (d) needle
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into an ant; the ant pulls an owl; the owl sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) onion (c) apple (d) urn
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a drum; the drum falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) pencil (d) tiger
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a pillow; the pillow chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a candle; the candle sings to a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) candle (c) cat (d) pillow
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a flute; the flute pulls a tent; the tent sings to a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) flute (c) candle (d) tent
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a parrot; the parrot falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a key; the key bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) mango (b) key (c) parrot (d) onion
  28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) pencil (b) ice cream (c) inkpot (d) drum
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a rose; the rose sings to a key; the key rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) pillow (c) rose (d) key
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a kite; the kite chases a needle; the needle crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) needle (d) frog
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a needle; the needle crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) radio (d) needle
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a doll; the doll jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) onion (b) vase (c) spoon (d) jalebi
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a jug; the jug tickles an igloo; the igloo chases a vase. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) igloo (b) jug (c) needle (d) vase
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) coconut (d) flute
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a pillow; the pillow rolls into an owl; the owl sits on a banana; the banana tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) banana (b) ball (c) owl (d) pillow
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) guava (b) sock (c) igloo (d) kettle
  38. 38.🔗 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
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to a fan; the fan chases a drum; the drum crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) drum (b) fan (c) igloo (d) urn

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. keep linking in order
  3. duck
  4. step 3
  5. umbrella
  6. doll
  7. each link leads on
  8. step 2
  9. step 1
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. keep linking in order
  12. shoe
  13. replay the story
  14. ball
  15. van
  16. rose
  17. link it to the next item
  18. picture the first item
  19. link it to the next item
  20. picture the first item
  21. needle
  22. step 4
  23. ant
  24. ladder
  25. inkpot
  26. candle
  27. parrot
  28. that item is lost
  29. ice cream
  30. lemon
  31. anchor
  32. pencil
  33. jalebi
  34. needle
  35. flute
  36. banana
  37. kettle
  38. picture the first item
  39. picture the first item
  40. urn

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