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