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 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a sock; the sock jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) banana (c) guava (d) urn
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a key. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) key (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) coconut
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) net (d) glass
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an igloo; the igloo sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) mirror (d) whistle
- 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 monkey sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) shoe
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) watch (b) radio (c) umpire (d) umbrella
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a jug; the jug tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) jug (b) flute (c) rose (d) frog
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a vase; the vase pulls a needle; the needle chases a goat; the goat sits on an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) needle (c) goat (d) coconut
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a banana; the banana chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) net (c) doll (d) shoe
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a radio; the radio sits on an orange; the orange tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) radio (b) anchor (c) flute (d) orange
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) kite (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) ice cream
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a radio; the radio tickles a candle; the candle sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) candle (b) fan (c) radio (d) doll
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) key (c) glass (d) monkey
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an orange; the orange jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) orange (d) lamp
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a key; the key crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the key? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) ladder
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a lamp; the lamp pulls a jug; the jug chases a key; the key crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) key (d) jug
- 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a doll; the doll tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls a violin; the violin sits on a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) doll (c) nest (d) lemon
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a needle; the needle chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) violin (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) needle
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) watch (c) rope (d) owl
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a goat; the goat pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a guava. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) jeep (b) kettle (c) goat (d) pencil
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) goat (d) rose
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a nest; the nest sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) ball (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) nest
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a goat. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) van (b) frog (c) urn (d) whistle
Answer key
- step 2
- step 4
- guava
- coconut
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- jalebi
- mirror
- keep linking in order
- orange
- radio
- link it to the next item
- flute
- needle
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- doll
- anchor
- link it to the next item
- bucket
- candle
- monkey
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- ladder
- jug
- each link leads on
- nest
- jalebi
- owl
- that item is lost
- jeep
- rose
- nest
- van
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