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