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