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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) jug (c) bucket (d) fan
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an ant; the ant chases a fan; the fan falls into an onion; the onion pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) fan (d) ant
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a ball; the ball chases a van; the van crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) van (b) ball (c) owl (d) guava
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a ball; the ball falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) apple (c) inkpot (d) umpire
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a tiger; the tiger falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) tomato (d) whistle
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a drum; the drum jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) igloo (d) drum
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) goat (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) orange
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a frog; the frog chases a tent; the tent sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) banana (d) frog
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a duck; the duck sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) violin (c) radio (d) fan
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) rose (d) pillow
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a frog; the frog rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into an urn; the urn chases a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) apple (c) mirror (d) urn
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) rose (c) bucket (d) pencil
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) orange (d) flute
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) duck (d) kite
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a vase; the vase tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) vase (d) umbrella
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a frog; the frog chases a glass; the glass crashes into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) orange (c) flute (d) frog
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on an orange; the orange tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) orange (b) rope (c) pencil (d) needle
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a sock; the sock tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) tiger (c) sock (d) orange
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) jeep (d) flute
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a frog; the frog jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) pillow (d) mango
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) spoon (d) net
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a watch; the watch jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) watch (d) ball
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- step 1
- step 4
- bucket
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- that item is lost
- funny actions
- onion
- step 2
- the pen stirring tea
- owl
- link it to the next item
- umpire
- tomato
- drum
- link it to the next item
- jalebi
- each link leads on
- replay the story
- frog
- fan
- pillow
- urn
- bucket
- flute
- duck
- keep linking in order
- vase
- picture the first item
- frog
- orange
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- sock
- jeep
- fan
- jalebi
- watch
- picture the first item
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