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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a candle; the candle tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) candle (b) ball (c) glass (d) tent
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a fan; the fan pulls a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) glass (c) lamp (d) candle
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a rose; the rose falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a duck. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) umbrella (d) rose
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) tomato (b) spoon (c) tent (d) lamp
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) ant (d) lemon
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a kite; the kite falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) igloo (b) spoon (c) ice cream (d) lemon
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) violin (c) lamp (d) guava
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a van; the van pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) wallet (c) cat (d) van
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) anchor (d) guava
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a spoon; the spoon jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) coconut (b) igloo (c) bucket (d) spoon
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a watch; the watch falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an owl; the owl rolls into a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) owl (c) watch (d) kite
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on an orange; the orange sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) monkey (d) vase
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a kite; the kite sings to a tent; the tent falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) vase (c) tent (d) kite
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a banana; the banana tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) monkey
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a goat; the goat pulls a mango; the mango tickles an ant; the ant jumps over an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) ant (c) candle (d) goat
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) igloo (d) nest
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a key; the key bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) key (c) coconut (d) goat
- 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 net bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) net (d) ladder
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a banana; the banana sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) kettle (d) banana
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a radio; the radio sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) banana (c) candle (d) wallet
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a guava; the guava tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) inkpot (d) guava
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a key; the key pulls a banana; the banana falls into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) frog (c) drum (d) key
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles a tent; the tent chases a jug. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) jug (b) tent (c) pencil (d) guava
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a flute; the flute falls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) onion (d) flute
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a vase; the vase falls into a van; the van jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) van (b) vase (c) urn (d) cat
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- tent
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- step 4
- violin
- picture the first item
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- spoon
- lemon
- step 2
- lemon
- funny actions
- lamp
- replay the story
- wallet
- anchor
- bucket
- cat
- orange
- link it to the next item
- mango
- parrot
- step 1
- step 3
- candle
- shoe
- coconut
- keep linking in order
- orange
- tiger
- picture the first item
- lamp
- rope
- frog
- jug
- whistle
- cat
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