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