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.🔗 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
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) sock
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a net; the net tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) net (b) goat (c) pencil (d) tent
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles an orange; the orange chases an ant; the ant jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ant (b) goat (c) shoe (d) orange
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a key; the key jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the key? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) key (d) duck
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) rope
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a rope; the rope chases a lamp; the lamp tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) rope (b) lamp (c) igloo (d) frog
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on an orange; the orange pulls a mango; the mango tickles a van. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) orange (b) mango (c) van (d) monkey
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a sock; the sock sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) rope (c) tiger (d) mango
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) parrot (b) ladder (c) kite (d) frog
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) key (b) banana (c) bucket (d) whistle
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a jeep; the jeep sings to a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) lamp (c) flute (d) jeep
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an urn; the urn sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) urn (b) flute (c) coconut (d) owl
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a drum; the drum sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) doll
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) ball
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a ball; the ball tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) rope (b) fan (c) mango (d) ball
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into an urn; the urn sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) needle (b) rose (c) cat (d) urn
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a net; the net tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) kettle (c) guava (d) rope
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a goat; the goat pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) banana (b) goat (c) lemon (d) whistle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a fan; the fan pulls a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) vase (d) fan
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a ball; the ball chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) wallet (d) sock
Answer key
- that item is lost
- step 4
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- sock
- pencil
- orange
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- duck
- jalebi
- step 3
- igloo
- keep linking in order
- orange
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- tiger
- ladder
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- bucket
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- frog
- urn
- kettle
- bucket
- mango
- step 2
- cat
- guava
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- goat
- fan
- link it to the next item
- sock
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