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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 907 · 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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
  3. 3.🔗 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
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an ant; the ant tickles an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) urn (d) ant
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a key; the key rolls into an owl; the owl chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) owl (c) ladder (d) key
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a vase. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) needle (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a goat; the goat sits on a flute; the flute falls into a coconut; the coconut chases an ant. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) flute (d) bucket
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a cat; the cat sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) cat (b) banana (c) orange (d) wallet
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
  13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a cat; the cat tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) whistle (d) monkey
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a cat; the cat sings to a ball; the ball tickles a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) rose (c) mirror (d) ball
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tent; the tent chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) wallet (b) tent (c) nest (d) coconut
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) owl (d) goat
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) goat (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) flute
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a shoe; the shoe sings to an urn; the urn jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) owl (d) flute
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a watch; the watch falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) rope
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) mango (d) duck
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a violin; the violin sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) duck (d) violin
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) frog (d) kite
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) duck (d) radio
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a kite; the kite bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls an orange. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) jalebi (b) kite (c) orange (d) goat
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) jug (b) needle (c) jeep (d) glass
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) candle (c) igloo (d) jalebi
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) owl (c) fan (d) ant
  32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a drum; the drum chases a watch; the watch pulls a jug; the jug jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) umpire (d) watch
  34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a glass; the glass crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a tent; the tent sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) glass (c) goat (d) fan
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a doll; the doll sits on an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) doll (c) anchor (d) tiger
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a coconut; the coconut chases an anchor. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) glass
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an owl; the owl crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a glass; the glass chases a van. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) van (c) jug (d) fan
  39. 39.🔗 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
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) drum (b) ant (c) apple (d) watch

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. that item is lost
  3. picture the first item
  4. urn
  5. key
  6. monkey
  7. coconut
  8. cat
  9. step 4
  10. step 3
  11. step 1
  12. replay the story
  13. each link leads on
  14. whistle
  15. rose
  16. coconut
  17. picture the first item
  18. lemon
  19. goat
  20. keep linking in order
  21. owl
  22. rope
  23. duck
  24. onion
  25. jug
  26. radio
  27. link it to the next item
  28. jalebi
  29. jeep
  30. vase
  31. ant
  32. the pen stirring tea
  33. watch
  34. picture the first item
  35. goat
  36. wallet
  37. glass
  38. fan
  39. picture the first item
  40. apple

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