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