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