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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to an apple; the apple falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) orange (d) apple
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a banana; the banana sits on a jug; the jug pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) onion (b) goat (c) guava (d) banana
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) orange (d) glass
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) needle (c) nest (d) radio
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a van; the van pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the van? (a) tomato (b) van (c) vase (d) ice cream
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) mirror (c) ball (d) jalebi
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a jug; the jug sits on a rose; the rose tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) lamp (b) rose (c) anchor (d) jug
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a net; the net sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) coconut (b) watch (c) anchor (d) net
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a nest; the nest falls into a glass; the glass tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) glass (b) nest (c) bucket (d) apple
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a needle; the needle pulls a drum; the drum tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) needle (d) drum
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a key; the key jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a net; the net sings to a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) key (d) frog
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a mango; the mango sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) jug (b) drum (c) mango (d) parrot
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on a van. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) wallet (b) ladder (c) kettle (d) van
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a watch; the watch jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) watch (d) jug
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a ball; the ball sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) rose (d) flute
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a mango; the mango pulls a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) nest (d) kettle
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a nest; the nest sings to a van; the van tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) lemon (d) goat
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an apple; the apple tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) needle
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) bucket
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a drum; the drum chases an urn; the urn rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) net (d) drum
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a kite; the kite rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) goat
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a jug; the jug rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a cat; the cat crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) pillow (d) cat
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- shoe
- banana
- step 2
- fan
- step 1
- spoon
- that item is lost
- ice cream
- keep linking in order
- ball
- jug
- step 4
- watch
- link it to the next item
- apple
- whistle
- bucket
- picture the first item
- the pen stirring tea
- drum
- kettle
- jug
- rose
- fan
- goat
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- guava
- mirror
- urn
- whistle
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
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