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: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an owl; the owl falls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) owl (d) wallet
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.🔗 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
- 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 monkey tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a glass; the glass sings to a flute; the flute chases a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) ice cream
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) doll (d) pillow
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net tickles a guava; the guava sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lemon (b) net (c) key (d) guava
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a drum; the drum sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) radio (d) cat
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) coconut
- 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.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) jug (c) rope (d) umbrella
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) cat
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a jug; the jug chases a duck; the duck falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) van (d) duck
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) fan (d) lamp
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) urn (d) duck
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a net. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) net (d) orange
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an apple. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) pillow (b) vase (c) umpire (d) apple
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an anchor; the anchor sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a whistle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) apple
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) fan
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an apple; the apple tickles a frog; the frog sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) frog (d) parrot
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a whistle; the whistle chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) umpire (c) nest (d) banana
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a tent; the tent falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) goat (c) owl (d) doll
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an ant; the ant falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) monkey (b) candle (c) owl (d) ant
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) inkpot (d) owl
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) cat (c) net (d) goat
Answer key
- step 2
- step 1
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- that item is lost
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- rose
- step 3
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- monkey
- picture the first item
- lemon
- lemon
- replay the story
- radio
- umbrella
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- jug
- frog
- jug
- pillow
- duck
- link it to the next item
- orange
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- pillow
- tomato
- ladder
- pillow
- umpire
- doll
- ant
- anchor
- goat
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