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