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