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