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