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