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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) rose (b) doll (c) owl (d) sock
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) wallet
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ant (b) rose (c) ball (d) flute
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a drum; the drum sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) net (c) goat (d) drum
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a sock; the sock sings to a vase; the vase pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) sock (d) owl
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a doll; the doll sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) urn (d) tiger
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a candle; the candle rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) monkey (b) ladder (c) candle (d) owl
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a net; the net chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) cat (b) ball (c) bucket (d) jalebi
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a key; the key pulls an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) jug (d) umbrella
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a van; the van chases a flute; the flute falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) flute (c) spoon (d) vase
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a nest; the nest chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) nest (d) banana
- 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a nest; the nest sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) goat (c) rope (d) umpire
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an urn; the urn sings to a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) radio (d) wallet
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) lemon
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a net; the net rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) net (d) anchor
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a guava; the guava chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) urn (d) kettle
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) flute (d) lemon
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a vase; the vase falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) vase (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) pillow
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a doll; the doll chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a banana; the banana falls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) doll (c) tomato (d) bucket
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a watch; the watch sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) inkpot
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a net; the net pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) ant (c) nest (d) spoon
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a key; the key chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) whistle (b) key (c) shoe (d) ladder
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- owl
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- step 1
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- flute
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- that item is lost
- ball
- drum
- owl
- picture the first item
- urn
- monkey
- picture the first item
- cat
- tomato
- flute
- spoon
- replay the story
- umpire
- wallet
- pillow
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- net
- link it to the next item
- bucket
- cat
- vase
- doll
- umbrella
- nest
- whistle
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