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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a van; the van sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) van (b) urn (c) tomato (d) wallet
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) banana (c) key (d) shoe
- 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a radio; the radio falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) radio (d) doll
- 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 kite bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a cat; the cat tickles an urn; the urn jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) kite (b) cat (c) urn (d) whistle
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a doll; the doll falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a needle; the needle sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) needle (d) inkpot
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) net (b) needle (c) guava (d) nest
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a key; the key tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) ant
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) spoon (c) sock (d) inkpot
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) jalebi (d) apple
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a watch; the watch crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) umpire (d) rope
- 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 candle rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) duck (c) wallet (d) doll
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) candle
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a duck; the duck tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) coconut (d) duck
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a drum; the drum pulls a vase; the vase falls into a net. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) vase (b) lemon (c) urn (d) net
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a guava; the guava rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) shoe (d) nest
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) coconut
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a needle; the needle sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) needle (d) whistle
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a cat; the cat falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) cat (b) net (c) pillow (d) onion
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) apple (d) shoe
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) doll (d) inkpot
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- tomato
- key
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- funny actions
- radio
- step 4
- cat
- that item is lost
- replay the story
- needle
- each link leads on
- needle
- link it to the next item
- lamp
- link it to the next item
- sock
- jeep
- umpire
- picture the first item
- duck
- ice cream
- the pen stirring tea
- duck
- step 2
- lemon
- shoe
- umpire
- needle
- picture the first item
- net
- kettle
- doll
- picture the first item
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