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