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