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