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