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