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