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