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