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