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