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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 917 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases a net; the net rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) igloo (d) violin
  4. 4.🔗 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
  5. 5.🔗 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
  6. 6.🔗 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
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an urn; the urn chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) parrot (d) guava
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a watch; the watch falls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) coconut (c) cat (d) fan
  11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a banana; the banana falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) banana
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a rope; the rope tickles an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) frog (c) apple (d) mirror
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a fan; the fan chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a key; the key rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) fan (d) key
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) radio
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a ladder; the ladder falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) ladder
  17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a tiger; the tiger chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) cat (d) tiger
  18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
  20. 20.🔗 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
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a glass; the glass sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) apple (d) flute
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) ice cream (d) bucket
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a net; the net chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple; the apple sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) net
  26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a frog; the frog falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) orange (b) urn (c) parrot (d) frog
  27. 27.🔗 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
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a tent; the tent chases a needle; the needle tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) needle (d) doll
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a candle; the candle tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) candle (d) kettle
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) kite (d) tiger
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a kite; the kite tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) onion (b) kite (c) needle (d) nest
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a ball; the ball chases a fan; the fan pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ball (c) spoon (d) watch
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) igloo (d) kettle
  35. 35.🔗 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
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a candle; the candle jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) guava (d) candle
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a sock; the sock rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) tiger
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a flute; the flute crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) radio (b) flute (c) mirror (d) igloo
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a violin; the violin falls into a duck; the duck tickles a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) frog (b) violin (c) duck (d) owl

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. step 2
  3. coconut
  4. the pen stirring tea
  5. link it to the next item
  6. picture the first item
  7. step 1
  8. guava
  9. picture the first item
  10. fan
  11. replay the story
  12. wallet
  13. frog
  14. fan
  15. radio
  16. candle
  17. tiger
  18. step 3
  19. that item is lost
  20. link it to the next item
  21. flute
  22. bucket
  23. step 4
  24. each link leads on
  25. umbrella
  26. parrot
  27. picture the first item
  28. picture the first item
  29. shoe
  30. jalebi
  31. inkpot
  32. kite
  33. spoon
  34. igloo
  35. picture the first item
  36. guava
  37. keep linking in order
  38. spoon
  39. flute
  40. duck

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