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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the net? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) mirror (d) net
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) fan (d) candle
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) lamp
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a rose; the rose sings to an ant; the ant sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) tomato (d) needle
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles an owl; the owl falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) rose (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) apple
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an urn; the urn sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a sock; the sock jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) onion (b) owl (c) anchor (d) sock
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a key; the key chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) key (c) goat (d) orange
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a rose; the rose falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) rose (c) tomato (d) ball
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a glass; the glass tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) needle
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles a kite; the kite sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) umpire (c) kite (d) sock
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a kite; the kite tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) urn (c) drum (d) kite
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a watch; the watch bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a nest; the nest rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) urn (b) mirror (c) nest (d) inkpot
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a net; the net sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a duck; the duck chases an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) net (d) banana
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) bucket (b) orange (c) radio (d) umpire
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a needle; the needle sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) needle (d) spoon
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) banana (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) pillow
- 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 watch crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) shoe (b) ladder (c) flute (d) spoon
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a candle; the candle chases a van; the van jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) cat (c) lamp (d) owl
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant; the ant chases a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) key (c) parrot (d) ant
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a net; the net tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) net
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- step 1
- mirror
- candle
- wallet
- ant
- step 2
- rose
- funny actions
- onion
- the pen stirring tea
- goat
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- rose
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- needle
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- step 4
- umpire
- picture the first item
- kite
- inkpot
- duck
- umpire
- needle
- banana
- picture the first item
- shoe
- picture the first item
- owl
- parrot
- needle
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