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