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 replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a needle; the needle falls into a net; the net crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the net? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) violin (d) needle
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) kettle
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) duck (b) lemon (c) violin (d) goat
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) duck (b) rose (c) nest (d) tiger
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) apple (d) duck
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an anchor; the anchor sings to an orange; the orange tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) orange (d) candle
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ball (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) apple
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a watch; the watch chases a sock; the sock jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) watch (c) sock (d) rose
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) violin (b) whistle (c) urn (d) jalebi
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a vase; the vase tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) van (d) tent
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a key; the key pulls an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) rope (c) key (d) ant
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an ant; the ant sings to a van; the van bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) orange (c) ball (d) van
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) mirror
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a candle; the candle chases a mango. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) candle (b) anchor (c) mango (d) spoon
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a coconut; the coconut tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) coconut (b) parrot (c) wallet (d) mirror
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a frog; the frog falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) watch (d) frog
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a key; the key bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) onion (c) key (d) frog
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mango (b) net (c) jalebi (d) duck
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) monkey (b) kettle (c) orange (d) drum
- 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) banana (d) cat
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a duck; the duck crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a banana; the banana sings to a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) ant (c) fan (d) banana
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a duck; the duck pulls a lemon; the lemon crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) duck (d) ball
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a glass; the glass chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) jalebi (d) mirror
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a frog; the frog sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) frog (b) net (c) rope (d) urn
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- apple
- spoon
- goat
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- picture the first item
- duck
- keep linking in order
- violin
- step 4
- each link leads on
- frog
- step 3
- rope
- sock
- urn
- keep linking in order
- van
- picture the first item
- rope
- step 2
- the pen stirring tea
- orange
- whistle
- candle
- mirror
- watch
- drum
- jalebi
- funny actions
- monkey
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- cat
- guava
- duck
- mirror
- frog
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