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