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