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