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 replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a flute; the flute falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) guava (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) banana
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) shoe (b) radio (c) sock (d) duck
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a watch; the watch tickles an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) anchor (d) watch
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) cat (d) doll
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a jug; the jug jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) goat (b) frog (c) radio (d) jug
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a guava; the guava pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) cat (c) anchor (d) ladder
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) kite (b) rope (c) jeep (d) parrot
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) violin (c) ladder (d) monkey
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) rope (c) bucket (d) ladder
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a radio; the radio rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a frog; the frog pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) net (d) violin
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a needle; the needle sits on a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) urn
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) parrot
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a sock; the sock chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) coconut (d) umbrella
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a cat; the cat tickles a fan; the fan sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) umpire (b) cat (c) fan (d) shoe
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) apple (d) jalebi
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) glass (c) wallet (d) igloo
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) apple (d) spoon
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a banana; the banana chases an owl; the owl sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) key (b) umpire (c) owl (d) orange
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) sock (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) jeep
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a cat; the cat falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) cat (c) lamp (d) candle
Answer key
- picture the first item
- banana
- step 1
- that item is lost
- funny actions
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- replay the story
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- shoe
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- watch
- doll
- jug
- cat
- parrot
- picture the first item
- step 4
- ladder
- rope
- frog
- urn
- ladder
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- step 2
- lemon
- shoe
- jalebi
- picture the first item
- wallet
- each link leads on
- coconut
- link it to the next item
- umpire
- jeep
- lamp
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