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