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