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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 706 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) watch (d) wallet
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a watch; the watch pulls a key. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) watch (c) ball (d) key
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) kettle (d) vase
  8. 8.🔗 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
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) owl (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) orange
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) drum (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) fan
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 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
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a radio. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) radio (d) urn
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) duck (d) umbrella
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) guava (c) mango (d) urn
  19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a whistle; the whistle pulls an orange; the orange sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) glass (c) onion (d) whistle
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a jug; the jug pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) jug (d) pillow
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a fan; the fan sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) frog (b) ball (c) drum (d) tiger
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a flute; the flute falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) kettle (b) flute (c) radio (d) igloo
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a watch; the watch sits on a violin; the violin pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) rope (c) jeep (d) goat
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a key; the key sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ant (b) key (c) nest (d) jeep
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a candle; the candle falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a net; the net jumps over a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) net (c) ladder (d) mango
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) radio (d) mirror
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a rose; the rose sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) watch
  30. 30.🔗 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
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a cat; the cat falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a rose; the rose chases a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) rose (c) rope (d) fan
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a candle; the candle sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) igloo (c) candle (d) flute
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a radio; the radio sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a duck; the duck jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) bucket (d) pillow
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an orange; the orange falls into a jug; the jug sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) orange (c) net (d) coconut
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) violin (d) fan
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a needle; the needle sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a monkey. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) fan (d) needle
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) goat (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. picture the first item
  3. banana
  4. that item is lost
  5. replay the story
  6. ball
  7. kettle
  8. picture the first item
  9. jeep
  10. step 1
  11. step 4
  12. link it to the next item
  13. fan
  14. link it to the next item
  15. link it to the next item
  16. urn
  17. kettle
  18. mango
  19. each link leads on
  20. whistle
  21. duck
  22. drum
  23. flute
  24. jeep
  25. key
  26. mango
  27. keep linking in order
  28. mirror
  29. anchor
  30. picture the first item
  31. rose
  32. keep linking in order
  33. flute
  34. picture the first item
  35. pillow
  36. step 2
  37. orange
  38. flute
  39. fan
  40. goat

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