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