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