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