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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) anchor (d) coconut
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a frog; the frog falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) candle
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an owl; the owl falls into a doll; the doll sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) vase (d) owl
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) vase (c) pencil (d) ladder
- 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) drum (d) onion
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an orange; the orange sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to an owl; the owl pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) guava (b) violin (c) owl (d) umpire
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a key; the key tickles a duck; the duck sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) banana (b) duck (c) van (d) key
- 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) onion (b) orange (c) ladder (d) jalebi
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a kite; the kite sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) frog (b) kite (c) orange (d) ball
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) umpire (c) kite (d) ladder
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a rose; the rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a guava; the guava chases a candle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) guava (b) rose (c) candle (d) ball
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an orange; the orange sings to a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) net
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a drum; the drum tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) jug (d) drum
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) onion (b) cat (c) sock (d) inkpot
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) inkpot
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a guava; the guava chases a lemon; the lemon tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) mango (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) guava
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) vase (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) jalebi
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a radio; the radio rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) glass (d) radio
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a doll; the doll crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) tomato (d) igloo
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a key; the key falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) nest (b) glass (c) key (d) whistle
Answer key
- step 1
- coconut
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- monkey
- vase
- step 4
- step 3
- apple
- keep linking in order
- funny actions
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- onion
- owl
- key
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- ladder
- step 2
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- orange
- tiger
- ball
- picture the first item
- parrot
- igloo
- picture the first item
- sock
- mirror
- link it to the next item
- guava
- jalebi
- umpire
- igloo
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- whistle
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