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