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