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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 861 · 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.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a needle; the needle sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) ant (b) needle (c) monkey (d) tiger
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) spoon (c) whistle (d) drum
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umbrella (b) jeep (c) cat (d) tent
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) wallet (d) duck
  12. 12.🔗 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
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on a guava; the guava sings to an orange; the orange pulls a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) orange (d) bucket
  15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a banana; the banana tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) guava (d) igloo
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases an urn; the urn rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) duck (b) urn (c) tent (d) lemon
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a nest; the nest falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) nest (b) sock (c) goat (d) violin
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) apple (d) kettle
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a tent; the tent falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) owl (d) tent
  21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) tiger (d) shoe
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a lamp; the lamp rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) ant (c) tiger (d) lamp
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a drum; the drum rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) urn (d) parrot
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) banana (c) wallet (d) needle
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) rope (c) tiger (d) flute
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a glass; the glass sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) nest (d) jug
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a jug; the jug chases a rope; the rope sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jalebi (b) nest (c) rope (d) doll
  30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) flute (d) apple
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a frog; the frog sits on an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) frog (d) orange
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) mirror (d) sock
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a ball; the ball tickles an ant; the ant sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ball (b) glass (c) mirror (d) whistle
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) ball (d) coconut
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a drum; the drum tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) onion (b) flute (c) igloo (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 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
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a rope; the rope chases a duck; the duck crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) tent (b) rope (c) wallet (d) duck
  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 monkey pulls a parrot; the parrot falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) needle (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. step 2
  3. each link leads on
  4. picture the first item
  5. monkey
  6. link it to the next item
  7. step 1
  8. inkpot
  9. jeep
  10. keep linking in order
  11. orange
  12. picture the first item
  13. replay the story
  14. jeep
  15. keep linking in order
  16. lemon
  17. urn
  18. sock
  19. kettle
  20. owl
  21. step 3
  22. the pen stirring tea
  23. shoe
  24. tiger
  25. urn
  26. banana
  27. candle
  28. nest
  29. rope
  30. that item is lost
  31. pillow
  32. umbrella
  33. sock
  34. ball
  35. ball
  36. onion
  37. link it to the next item
  38. rope
  39. picture the first item
  40. monkey

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