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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a needle; the needle chases a jug; the jug jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) vase (b) pencil (c) jug (d) urn
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a watch; the watch pulls an orange; the orange tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) orange (b) doll (c) tent (d) watch
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a doll; the doll crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) cat
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ant; the ant rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) lemon (c) ant (d) jug
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an urn; the urn sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) tent (b) net (c) ladder (d) urn
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) nest
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a cat; the cat falls into an onion; the onion jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) orange (d) cat
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a glass; the glass pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an anchor; the anchor tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) mirror (d) glass
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a nest; the nest sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) candle (d) ant
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a rose; the rose chases a fan; the fan sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) monkey (d) urn
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a guava; the guava crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a doll; the doll rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) inkpot (b) mango (c) goat (d) doll
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) doll (d) violin
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a mango; the mango chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) wallet (d) jalebi
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a violin; the violin chases a mango; the mango falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) mango (c) sock (d) drum
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a van; the van falls into a candle; the candle chases a doll. Which item comes right before the van? (a) doll (b) van (c) spoon (d) whistle
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) net (b) parrot (c) tent (d) coconut
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) whistle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a kite; the kite pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) frog (b) kite (c) anchor (d) kettle
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an urn; the urn chases a candle; the candle pulls a doll; the doll sits on a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) guava (c) doll (d) coconut
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a van; the van jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) tiger (d) van
Answer key
- picture the first item
- urn
- picture the first item
- doll
- cat
- picture the first item
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- lemon
- link it to the next item
- ladder
- step 3
- funny actions
- step 4
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- nest
- step 1
- onion
- each link leads on
- anchor
- link it to the next item
- ant
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- monkey
- goat
- lemon
- mango
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- mango
- whistle
- replay the story
- coconut
- whistle
- kettle
- coconut
- umbrella
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