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