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