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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 874 · 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 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
  3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles an urn; the urn sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) nest (d) tiger
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a tiger; the tiger tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) mango (d) jeep
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a mango; the mango sits on a guava; the guava falls into a drum; the drum sings to a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) mango (b) net (c) drum (d) guava
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🔗 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
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) banana (d) tomato
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) lamp (d) shoe
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango jumps over a lemon; the lemon rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) mango (d) lemon
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an umpire; the umpire chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) urn (b) umpire (c) van (d) lamp
  16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases an apple; the apple jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) ladder (d) tiger
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (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 keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a van; the van rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a key. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) glass (b) sock (c) van (d) coconut
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) lamp (d) banana
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a shoe; the shoe pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) banana
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a candle; the candle pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) candle (b) flute (c) frog (d) duck
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) doll (d) ice cream
  29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a rope; the rope sits on an onion; the onion pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) tent (b) guava (c) onion (d) rope
  31. 31.🔗 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
  32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a watch; the watch falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) wallet (d) watch
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a needle; the needle sits on a pillow; the pillow tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) onion (b) anchor (c) needle (d) wallet
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a needle; the needle sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a parrot. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) parrot (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) mirror
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) goat (c) drum (d) duck
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a vase; the vase sings to an owl; the owl falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) doll (b) shoe (c) owl (d) vase
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a jug; the jug tickles a ball; the ball falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) sock (c) net (d) coconut
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a ball; the ball chases a glass; the glass tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ball (b) glass (c) duck (d) ice cream
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a glass; the glass chases an apple; the apple bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ant (b) apple (c) ice cream (d) orange

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. that item is lost
  3. step 2
  4. nest
  5. jeep
  6. step 4
  7. the pen stirring tea
  8. drum
  9. step 1
  10. link it to the next item
  11. jeep
  12. inkpot
  13. picture the first item
  14. mango
  15. urn
  16. picture the first item
  17. ladder
  18. picture the first item
  19. link it to the next item
  20. picture the first item
  21. van
  22. orange
  23. keep linking in order
  24. lemon
  25. link it to the next item
  26. keep linking in order
  27. flute
  28. doll
  29. replay the story
  30. tent
  31. picture the first item
  32. each link leads on
  33. fan
  34. wallet
  35. coconut
  36. drum
  37. shoe
  38. jug
  39. duck
  40. apple

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