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