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