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