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