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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) watch (b) net (c) umbrella (d) jeep
- 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 candle rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into a van; the van sings to a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) van (c) jeep (d) sock
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a kite; the kite chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) kite (b) ball (c) pencil (d) jug
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into a rose; the rose tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) rose (d) frog
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) apple (d) jalebi
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 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 duck crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) duck (d) doll
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls a key; the key rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) key (c) umpire (d) fan
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a flute; the flute sits on a watch; the watch tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) key (d) flute
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a fan; the fan chases a duck; the duck sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) mirror (b) fan (c) owl (d) whistle
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a nest. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) needle (b) cat (c) umbrella (d) nest
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a nest; the nest sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) net (b) doll (c) nest (d) candle
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) kite (d) van
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a banana; the banana tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) onion (c) doll (d) glass
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a net; the net pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) net (b) onion (c) coconut (d) inkpot
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a doll; the doll falls into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) doll (c) ladder (d) bucket
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into a doll; the doll chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) doll (d) umbrella
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) key
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) jug (c) whistle (d) vase
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) lemon (d) inkpot
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a key; the key rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a sock; the sock falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) key (c) sock (d) spoon
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) kite (b) doll (c) flute (d) parrot
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- jeep
- link it to the next item
- jeep
- step 2
- kite
- step 1
- that item is lost
- bucket
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- step 4
- bucket
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- duck
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- fan
- monkey
- owl
- nest
- net
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- van
- onion
- each link leads on
- inkpot
- bucket
- spoon
- key
- vase
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- lemon
- the pen stirring tea
- sock
- kite
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