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 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a frog; the frog chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) vase (d) jeep
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) net (c) nest (d) tent
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) cat (c) mango (d) duck
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a wallet; the wallet rolls into a ball; the ball chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) doll (b) ball (c) wallet (d) jeep
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a net; the net tickles a nest; the nest pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) pencil (b) net (c) urn (d) nest
- 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.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a sock; the sock sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) sock (d) wallet
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a mirror; the mirror chases an onion; the onion tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) onion (b) mirror (c) ball (d) lamp
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) pencil (b) ball (c) tiger (d) umpire
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a duck; the duck falls into a van; the van crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) van (d) jalebi
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) rope (d) goat
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an owl; the owl sits on a key. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) owl (b) key (c) watch (d) monkey
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a radio; the radio sings to an orange; the orange chases an ant. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) radio (b) orange (c) urn (d) ant
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a ball; the ball sings to a rose; the rose sits on a watch; the watch jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) onion (b) watch (c) ball (d) jug
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) flute (b) mango (c) anchor (d) kettle
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) spoon (d) apple
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) candle (b) owl (c) tiger (d) inkpot
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a nest; the nest tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) duck (d) anchor
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a fan; the fan rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) tent (d) fan
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) goat (c) igloo (d) kettle
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an urn; the urn sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) urn (d) van
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) flute (d) anchor
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a rose; the rose sits on a key; the key tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) key (b) glass (c) ball (d) mirror
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a banana; the banana crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) banana (b) drum (c) igloo (d) glass
Answer key
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- jeep
- tent
- replay the story
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- step 3
- duck
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- jeep
- nest
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- wallet
- onion
- keep linking in order
- umpire
- van
- goat
- watch
- step 4
- ant
- onion
- kettle
- tomato
- picture the first item
- tiger
- funny actions
- monkey
- tent
- goat
- keep linking in order
- umbrella
- frog
- glass
- banana
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