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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a vase; the vase chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a key; the key crashes into a rope. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) rope (c) ladder (d) glass
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a radio; the radio pulls an orange; the orange sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) goat (c) orange (d) jug
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a van; the van falls into a key; the key bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) watch (b) key (c) van (d) tent
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) lamp (c) pillow (d) parrot
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a guava; the guava sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) guava (d) ball
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) ladder (d) goat
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a violin; the violin sits on a guava; the guava falls into a van. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) van (b) mirror (c) violin (d) guava
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) wallet (d) tiger
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an ant; the ant sits on an onion; the onion sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) goat (c) violin (d) apple
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to an orange; the orange falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) guava (b) orange (c) shoe (d) mirror
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a van; the van pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) nest (d) flute
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) jug (c) goat (d) bucket
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a nest; the nest pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) orange (b) tent (c) nest (d) doll
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) orange (b) doll (c) coconut (d) radio
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a drum; the drum jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) drum (b) owl (c) kettle (d) flute
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a van; the van bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) umpire (c) vase (d) whistle
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a mirror; the mirror jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) mango (b) mirror (c) ladder (d) anchor
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) coconut (c) jalebi (d) ladder
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a duck; the duck sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) duck (b) jug (c) anchor (d) lamp
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a tent; the tent falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) rose (c) tent (d) ball
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a goat; the goat sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) goat (d) frog
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a glass; the glass chases a needle; the needle sits on an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) glass (d) needle
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a van; the van crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a jeep; the jeep sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) apple (b) nest (c) jeep (d) umbrella
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a van; the van rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) drum (b) vase (c) van (d) tiger
Answer key
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- step 3
- ladder
- funny actions
- jug
- watch
- pillow
- lemon
- step 4
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- step 1
- goat
- mirror
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- bucket
- keep linking in order
- violin
- orange
- umpire
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- jug
- orange
- radio
- flute
- vase
- mirror
- picture the first item
- ladder
- picture the first item
- anchor
- tent
- goat
- needle
- jeep
- van
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