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