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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a watch; the watch tickles a fan; the fan sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) watch
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a jug; the jug sits on a key. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) igloo (d) key
- 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 fan pulls a mango; the mango sits on a doll; the doll chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) fan (c) ball (d) mango
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a ball; the ball sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) orange (d) ball
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) onion (d) tomato
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) coconut (d) vase
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) candle
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a van; the van tickles a sock; the sock falls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) sock (c) van (d) tent
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a watch; the watch sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) orange (c) net (d) pillow
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a key; the key falls into a candle; the candle sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) anchor (c) onion (d) candle
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases an owl; the owl sits on a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) kite (d) owl
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) sock (c) anchor (d) doll
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a nest; the nest pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) urn (d) nest
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a drum; the drum chases an owl; the owl bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) owl (d) drum
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an anchor; the anchor sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) guava (d) anchor
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a rope; the rope rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) coconut
- 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) kite (d) goat
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a radio; the radio chases a key; the key tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) wallet (d) jalebi
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a van; the van chases a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) anchor (c) fan (d) watch
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a kite; the kite sings to a van; the van falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) van (d) tomato
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a needle; the needle sings to a guava; the guava sits on a kite; the kite jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) mirror (b) flute (c) needle (d) guava
Answer key
- step 2
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- watch
- link it to the next item
- igloo
- keep linking in order
- fan
- doll
- step 4
- kettle
- coconut
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- tent
- orange
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- key
- jalebi
- doll
- ant
- picture the first item
- duck
- igloo
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- ball
- the pen stirring tea
- funny actions
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- goat
- igloo
- fan
- step 3
- van
- flute
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