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