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