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