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