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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) whistle (d) sock
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls an apple; the apple sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) flute (d) inkpot
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a drum; the drum jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) flute (b) drum (c) spoon (d) tent
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a kite; the kite falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) shoe (b) kite (c) lamp (d) pencil
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a candle; the candle falls into a sock; the sock sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) watch (b) sock (c) violin (d) vase
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) banana (b) needle (c) guava (d) nest
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) jeep (d) frog
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) duck (c) coconut (d) violin
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a key; the key sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ladder (b) key (c) spoon (d) igloo
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tiger; the tiger sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) nest (d) guava
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a fan; the fan chases a kite; the kite rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) fan (d) net
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a banana; the banana rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) banana (c) tiger (d) onion
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a watch; the watch falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) tomato
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a goat; the goat tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the net? (a) urn (b) fan (c) flute (d) goat
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) van (c) cat (d) mirror
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into an apple; the apple chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) cat (c) rose (d) coconut
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a violin; the violin tickles a cat; the cat sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) violin (b) cat (c) jeep (d) radio
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) key (d) glass
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) candle (b) glass (c) ball (d) guava
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a van; the van sits on a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) van (c) shoe (d) flute
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) whistle (d) wallet
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a needle; the needle jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) needle
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a flute; the flute jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) flute (c) urn (d) whistle
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a rose; the rose tickles a net; the net sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) owl (c) parrot (d) net
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an owl; the owl crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) van (c) urn (d) jug
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a rose; the rose chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a net; the net jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) net (d) rose
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a sock; the sock tickles a glass; the glass chases a rope. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) frog (b) apple (c) sock (d) rope
Answer key
- step 2
- funny actions
- replay the story
- that item is lost
- whistle
- flute
- drum
- kite
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- violin
- nest
- frog
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- duck
- key
- inkpot
- fan
- watch
- anchor
- urn
- cat
- picture the first item
- rose
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- violin
- tiger
- guava
- flute
- step 4
- ant
- link it to the next item
- kite
- urn
- net
- jug
- rose
- frog
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