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