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: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a doll; the doll jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) radio (d) doll
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a watch; the watch chases a rose. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) nest (d) watch
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a rope; the rope pulls a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) goat (c) rope (d) coconut
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) watch (b) flute (c) onion (d) ice cream
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire chases a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) rose (c) tent (d) drum
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) mirror
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into an orange; the orange sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) fan (d) tiger
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a violin; the violin falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) frog (b) rose (c) violin (d) pencil
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a glass; the glass sits on a jug; the jug falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) pillow (d) jug
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) lamp (d) cat
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) frog (d) ice cream
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a net; the net pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) urn (b) net (c) watch (d) anchor
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a drum; the drum falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) whistle (c) drum (d) ice cream
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) apple (d) doll
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a watch; the watch pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) rope (b) jug (c) watch (d) inkpot
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a guava; the guava chases an onion; the onion crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) frog (d) onion
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a net; the net falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) spoon (b) net (c) umbrella (d) glass
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) monkey
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a nest; the nest chases a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) bucket (d) drum
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jug; the jug tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) jeep
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute; the flute falls into a needle; the needle pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) kite (b) flute (c) igloo (d) jalebi
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) cat
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mango (b) cat (c) spoon (d) orange
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- doll
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- whistle
- each link leads on
- that item is lost
- step 3
- replay the story
- step 1
- step 2
- funny actions
- goat
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- onion
- drum
- ladder
- the pen stirring tea
- ladder
- picture the first item
- violin
- jug
- jalebi
- parrot
- urn
- drum
- candle
- watch
- frog
- glass
- monkey
- picture the first item
- umbrella
- ice cream
- jalebi
- link it to the next item
- ice cream
- spoon
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