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 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into an onion; the onion sings to an urn; the urn falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) onion (b) apple (c) monkey (d) watch
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a kite; the kite falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) urn (d) jug
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into a key; the key pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) duck (c) cat (d) kettle
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a doll; the doll sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) doll
- 10.🔗 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
- 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.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a jug; the jug falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) jug (d) shoe
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) bucket
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ball (b) glass (c) doll (d) apple
- 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.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a frog; the frog pulls a net. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) net (c) mirror (d) duck
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a rope; the rope pulls a sock; the sock sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) rope (b) sock (c) jug (d) frog
- 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) radio (b) duck (c) igloo (d) ball
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) glass (c) sock (d) wallet
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a needle; the needle chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) needle (d) inkpot
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) glass (c) shoe (d) rose
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) whistle
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a net; the net pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) net (c) umpire (d) drum
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a banana; the banana pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) violin (c) pillow (d) banana
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) duck (b) urn (c) lemon (d) watch
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) candle (d) doll
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a rose; the rose sits on a ball; the ball sings to a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) ball (c) vase (d) banana
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a mango; the mango sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ice cream (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) onion
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a sock; the sock sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) sock (d) onion
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a jug; the jug chases a mango; the mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) mango (d) jug
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) tomato (d) mirror
Answer key
- step 2
- watch
- step 3
- kite
- keep linking in order
- kettle
- step 1
- that item is lost
- inkpot
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- step 4
- jug
- ladder
- glass
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- mirror
- picture the first item
- rope
- replay the story
- radio
- link it to the next item
- sock
- needle
- rope
- wallet
- glass
- banana
- duck
- doll
- banana
- mango
- picture the first item
- sock
- tiger
- link it to the next item
- mirror
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