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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a needle; the needle falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) needle
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) goat (b) frog (c) bucket (d) ladder
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an orange; the orange tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) orange (d) onion
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) tent (c) lamp (d) monkey
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a net; the net sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) ball (b) net (c) kite (d) onion
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a nest; the nest sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) duck (b) onion (c) mirror (d) nest
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a mango; the mango rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) owl (d) mango
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) urn (d) glass
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a sock; the sock jumps over an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) apple (c) pillow (d) sock
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) monkey
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a needle; the needle sings to a net; the net chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) needle (d) net
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a cat; the cat sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) flute (c) cat (d) anchor
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a vase; the vase sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) vase (d) rose
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a van; the van pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) drum (b) ball (c) lamp (d) jug
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a radio; the radio sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) radio (d) tent
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a ball; the ball tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) fan (c) jeep (d) jalebi
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a goat; the goat pulls a cat; the cat tickles a pillow. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) pillow
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a duck; the duck sits on a needle; the needle chases a radio; the radio crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) onion (c) duck (d) needle
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a candle; the candle chases an urn; the urn sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) pencil (d) rose
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a net; the net jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) net (d) tiger
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) mirror (c) sock (d) frog
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a jug; the jug jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) lemon (c) jug (d) kettle
Answer key
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- picture the first item
- ice cream
- bucket
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- orange
- replay the story
- lamp
- step 1
- ball
- keep linking in order
- onion
- that item is lost
- mango
- glass
- monkey
- step 4
- jeep
- each link leads on
- net
- the pen stirring tea
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- anchor
- vase
- picture the first item
- jug
- sock
- fan
- cat
- duck
- urn
- net
- mirror
- jug
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