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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) net (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) parrot
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a ball; the ball jumps over a watch; the watch pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ball (b) watch (c) owl (d) orange
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a doll; the doll pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) violin (b) parrot (c) doll (d) whistle
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a drum; the drum sings to a needle; the needle falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) needle
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a needle; the needle falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) banana (b) fan (c) needle (d) glass
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a key; the key crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) bucket (b) key (c) urn (d) nest
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an owl; the owl rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) mirror (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) owl
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kite; the kite crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) doll (b) kite (c) banana (d) wallet
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a watch; the watch pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) igloo
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a watch; the watch sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) umbrella (b) orange (c) watch (d) jeep
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls a key; the key chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) ladder (c) key (d) anchor
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) whistle (d) candle
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a nest; the nest chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) tent (d) drum
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) doll
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) urn (d) jug
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) ant (d) whistle
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a cat; the cat pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) cat (b) jeep (c) shoe (d) inkpot
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) drum (b) vase (c) kite (d) sock
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a guava; the guava falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) violin (c) guava (d) fan
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a nest; the nest pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) radio (c) banana (d) monkey
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) jalebi (b) spoon (c) rope (d) nest
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a jug; the jug chases a candle; the candle rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) candle (d) needle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a ball; the ball tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ball (b) net (c) umpire (d) mirror
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a nest; the nest sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) goat (d) radio
Answer key
- funny actions
- jalebi
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- step 2
- orange
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- doll
- picture the first item
- anchor
- step 1
- banana
- link it to the next item
- nest
- owl
- banana
- watch
- watch
- ladder
- umbrella
- drum
- umpire
- urn
- frog
- link it to the next item
- jeep
- step 3
- vase
- guava
- nest
- nest
- candle
- net
- replay the story
- monkey
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