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