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