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