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