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