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