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