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.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) kite (c) vase (d) wallet
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an urn; the urn rolls into an apple; the apple chases an ant; the ant crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) cat (b) goat (c) apple (d) urn
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) van (d) drum
- 7.🔗 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
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a goat; the goat sits on a candle; the candle jumps over an owl; the owl rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) onion (b) goat (c) candle (d) owl
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a key; the key pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) candle (c) key (d) kettle
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a van; the van jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the van? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) pillow
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an urn; the urn pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) rose (d) kettle
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) banana (c) nest (d) coconut
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a goat; the goat pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) sock
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a doll; the doll jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) owl
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a cat; the cat sings to a candle; the candle sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) ant (d) umbrella
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) orange
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a needle; the needle jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) pencil (d) needle
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) wallet
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles a fan; the fan falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) needle (b) fan (c) lamp (d) duck
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) key (d) jeep
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) sock
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) duck (d) tomato
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a whistle; the whistle chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) whistle (d) lamp
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) mirror
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the van? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) needle (d) jalebi
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an urn; the urn chases a jug; the jug falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) jug
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a needle; the needle pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) owl (c) banana (d) coconut
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a mango; the mango falls into a goat; the goat rolls into an urn; the urn sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) apple (d) mango
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a rose; the rose sings to a key; the key crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) rose (d) duck
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a rope; the rope tickles a net. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) rope (d) net
Answer key
- picture the first item
- vase
- link it to the next item
- apple
- keep linking in order
- drum
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- owl
- kettle
- step 1
- step 3
- funny actions
- shoe
- urn
- picture the first item
- coconut
- replay the story
- violin
- owl
- umbrella
- tiger
- each link leads on
- pencil
- umpire
- fan
- that item is lost
- coconut
- step 2
- sock
- duck
- whistle
- lemon
- needle
- urn
- coconut
- urn
- banana
- step 4
- net
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