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