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