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