Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
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.🔗 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a tomato; the tomato chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) coconut (d) jalebi
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) needle (d) pillow
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a jeep; the jeep jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) flute
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 12.🔗 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
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a key; the key tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) drum (b) violin (c) fan (d) jalebi
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on an owl; the owl sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) sock (d) coconut
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a ball; the ball crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) ball
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a cat; the cat chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) ice cream
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a sock; the sock pulls a van; the van chases a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) banana (c) sock (d) guava
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a duck; the duck pulls a tent; the tent sings to a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) tent (d) van
- 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a ladder; the ladder chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) flute
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an apple; the apple chases a net; the net pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) candle (c) kite (d) net
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a violin; the violin tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) jug (b) shoe (c) drum (d) violin
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a sock; the sock pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) ice cream
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a guava; the guava sits on a van; the van sings to an orange; the orange chases a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) guava (c) van (d) orange
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a watch; the watch pulls a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) sock (c) lemon (d) umbrella
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) watch (c) umpire (d) banana
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles an orange; the orange sings to a guava; the guava jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) flute (b) orange (c) guava (d) onion
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a net; the net chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the net? (a) doll (b) net (c) umbrella (d) mirror
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a duck; the duck chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) duck (d) vase
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a frog; the frog chases an ant; the ant tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) frog (c) tiger (d) ant
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) guava (b) candle (c) radio (d) tiger
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- sock
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- step 1
- tomato
- owl
- picture the first item
- step 3
- step 2
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- keep linking in order
- sock
- link it to the next item
- parrot
- parrot
- link it to the next item
- sock
- tent
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- drum
- net
- violin
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- doll
- sock
- banana
- picture the first item
- guava
- umbrella
- jeep
- tiger
- tiger
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