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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a shoe; the shoe tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) van (c) shoe (d) umbrella
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles an apple; the apple pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) ant (c) ball (d) apple
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) duck (c) rope (d) fan
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) onion (d) rose
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) glass (d) igloo
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a mango; the mango pulls a rope; the rope falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) mirror (d) mango
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an anchor; the anchor chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) orange (c) anchor (d) jug
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a van; the van jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) ant (d) van
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) lamp (b) fan (c) shoe (d) tomato
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a glass; the glass tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) rose (b) urn (c) anchor (d) guava
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a coconut; the coconut chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) flute
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) jalebi (d) goat
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a mango; the mango crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) mango (d) anchor
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a banana; the banana sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) sock
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) frog (b) flute (c) jug (d) anchor
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a fan; the fan chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) mirror (d) spoon
- 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a net; the net falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ball (b) net (c) nest (d) anchor
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) rope (b) doll (c) drum (d) kettle
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) rose (d) tomato
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an ant; the ant jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat sings to a net. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) inkpot (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) ant
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) kite (c) tiger (d) ice cream
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) mirror (c) monkey (d) drum
Answer key
- step 3
- umbrella
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- apple
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- rope
- that item is lost
- ant
- funny actions
- jeep
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- mirror
- step 2
- picture the first item
- anchor
- link it to the next item
- cat
- lamp
- anchor
- coconut
- goat
- mango
- jalebi
- flute
- fan
- funny actions
- ball
- doll
- tomato
- inkpot
- tiger
- drum
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