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