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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 963 · 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 violin rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a cat; the cat crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) violin (c) cat (d) candle
  2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) shoe (c) owl (d) bucket
  8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a rope; the rope chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) rope (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) net
  9. 9.🔗 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
  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.🔗 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
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) ant
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a pillow; the pillow falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) doll (d) umpire
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🔗 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
  18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) watch (c) sock (d) mirror
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a net; the net falls into a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) net (d) banana
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into an urn; the urn rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) urn (b) monkey (c) spoon (d) goat
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a pencil; the pencil tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) pencil (b) watch (c) sock (d) cat
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a duck; the duck chases a net. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) net (b) tent (c) umpire (d) violin
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) cat (b) kite (c) tiger (d) kettle
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a ball; the ball jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) glass (d) lemon
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) umpire (d) kite
  28. 28.🔗 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
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) coconut (d) wallet
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) umbrella (c) net (d) frog
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a key. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) rose (b) kite (c) bucket (d) key
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a cat; the cat pulls an urn; the urn tickles an apple; the apple sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) urn
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) ant (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a tent; the tent chases a nest. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) radio (b) nest (c) shoe (d) tent
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an apple; the apple sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) pillow (d) apple
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a doll; the doll pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a rope; the rope chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) umbrella
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) lamp (c) sock (d) orange
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) tiger
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a doll; the doll jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) monkey (b) spoon (c) doll (d) wallet

Answer key

  1. cat
  2. step 2
  3. keep linking in order
  4. that item is lost
  5. step 1
  6. step 3
  7. bucket
  8. rope
  9. picture the first item
  10. link it to the next item
  11. link it to the next item
  12. keep linking in order
  13. jalebi
  14. picture the first item
  15. pillow
  16. link it to the next item
  17. each link leads on
  18. replay the story
  19. sock
  20. banana
  21. monkey
  22. watch
  23. violin
  24. kettle
  25. glass
  26. picture the first item
  27. umpire
  28. picture the first item
  29. doll
  30. umbrella
  31. bucket
  32. urn
  33. ant
  34. step 4
  35. radio
  36. pencil
  37. inkpot
  38. sock
  39. umbrella
  40. doll

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