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