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