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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a cat; the cat tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a net; the net chases a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) sock (d) net
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) rope
- 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a mango; the mango crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a kettle; the kettle chases an orange. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) mango (d) tomato
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a banana; the banana pulls a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) banana (d) mango
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) mango (d) spoon
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a key; the key crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) key (b) lamp (c) parrot (d) tent
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a frog; the frog tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) kite (b) frog (c) pillow (d) ladder
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) mango (c) duck (d) tomato
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a banana; the banana falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) nest (c) glass (d) mirror
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a mango; the mango jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) umpire (d) mango
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) duck (c) goat (d) key
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) apple (d) umbrella
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) fan (b) vase (c) tomato (d) orange
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) guava (d) igloo
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a candle; the candle chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) ladder
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a vase; the vase jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) vase (b) drum (c) tent (d) ice cream
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls a key; the key crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) needle (c) apple (d) kettle
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a glass; the glass falls into a radio; the radio pulls a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) drum (c) glass (d) jeep
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a net; the net crashes into a frog; the frog chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) radio (d) van
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) cat
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) urn (d) mirror
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a candle; the candle chases a frog; the frog jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) ice cream (d) frog
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a jug; the jug sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) ball (d) anchor
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) goat (d) ant
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a radio; the radio jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a guava; the guava pulls a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) net (d) shoe
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- sock
- jalebi
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- step 1
- picture the first item
- mango
- jug
- mango
- parrot
- pillow
- step 2
- replay the story
- step 3
- mango
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- glass
- apple
- key
- apple
- step 4
- tomato
- igloo
- kettle
- drum
- kettle
- radio
- radio
- link it to the next item
- pillow
- doll
- picture the first item
- frog
- pillow
- goat
- radio
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