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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a rose; the rose sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) jeep
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a rose; the rose sings to a drum; the drum pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) whistle
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a guava; the guava bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) frog (c) monkey (d) spoon
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) ball (d) tent
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a fan; the fan chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) bucket (c) key (d) urn
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a fan; the fan rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) vase
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) doll (d) mirror
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a mango; the mango sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) coconut (d) violin
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a duck; the duck chases a needle; the needle pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) owl (c) needle (d) van
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle falls into a ball; the ball sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) flute (b) doll (c) cat (d) candle
- 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a candle; the candle falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) mirror (c) candle (d) ice cream
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) flute (c) shoe (d) coconut
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a cat; the cat tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a watch; the watch sits on a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) goat (c) cat (d) kettle
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) candle (c) violin (d) banana
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) watch (d) mirror
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles an urn; the urn sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a needle; the needle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) needle (b) pillow (c) urn (d) fan
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) cat
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a frog; the frog tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) duck (b) frog (c) kite (d) ladder
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a banana; the banana sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) guava (d) banana
Answer key
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- jug
- picture the first item
- step 2
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- rose
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- monkey
- funny actions
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- picture the first item
- orange
- bucket
- vase
- mirror
- violin
- needle
- picture the first item
- doll
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- glass
- shoe
- kettle
- flute
- watch
- link it to the next item
- ant
- urn
- cat
- kite
- apple
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