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