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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 806 · 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 vase jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a mango; the mango tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) radio (d) nest
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a guava; the guava sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) guava (d) jeep
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) candle (d) jug
  4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a rope; the rope tickles an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) flute (c) ball (d) ant
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a banana; the banana tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a van; the van jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) vase (b) banana (c) frog (d) lemon
  7. 7.🔗 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
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🔗 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
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) rose
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an owl; the owl pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) owl (b) glass (c) tent (d) guava
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a cat; the cat tickles an onion; the onion chases a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) onion (c) sock (d) needle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a jug; the jug pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) duck (b) onion (c) tomato (d) jug
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) ant
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) sock (d) spoon
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) radio
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a net; the net sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) glass (c) apple (d) coconut
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a doll; the doll tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) pillow (d) bucket
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) umpire
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) jalebi (c) ant (d) umbrella
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a vase; the vase chases an owl. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) apple (d) vase
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a goat; the goat falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) goat (b) orange (c) tiger (d) rope
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an apple; the apple chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) apple (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) candle
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) spoon
  34. 34.🔗 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
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a pillow; the pillow jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) wallet
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) lamp (c) onion (d) drum
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a watch; the watch sits on an orange; the orange rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) fan (b) orange (c) doll (d) watch
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a net; the net falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) net (c) needle (d) wallet
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 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

Answer key

  1. radio
  2. guava
  3. jug
  4. step 3
  5. ant
  6. lemon
  7. link it to the next item
  8. keep linking in order
  9. keep linking in order
  10. replay the story
  11. step 2
  12. picture the first item
  13. step 1
  14. the pen stirring tea
  15. spoon
  16. that item is lost
  17. owl
  18. picture the first item
  19. onion
  20. jug
  21. step 4
  22. ant
  23. monkey
  24. lamp
  25. coconut
  26. bucket
  27. coconut
  28. umbrella
  29. ant
  30. orange
  31. jug
  32. each link leads on
  33. orange
  34. link it to the next item
  35. pillow
  36. drum
  37. watch
  38. needle
  39. link it to the next item
  40. picture the first item

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