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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) goat (d) tiger
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) cat
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a rose; the rose pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) duck (d) rose
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) ladder (d) inkpot
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) tent (d) parrot
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a key. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) jeep (b) sock (c) bucket (d) key
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a radio; the radio sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) violin (d) radio
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into an owl; the owl chases a mango. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) mango (d) shoe
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a frog; the frog pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) kite (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) frog
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) shoe (d) cat
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) cat (d) vase
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a key; the key pulls a cat; the cat tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) candle (d) key
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a rose; the rose falls into a nest; the nest sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) coconut (d) sock
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a rose; the rose pulls a tent; the tent chases an ant; the ant crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) duck (d) ant
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a mango; the mango sings to a tent; the tent tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) tent (d) apple
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an ant; the ant chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) goat (b) ant (c) shoe (d) umbrella
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a tent; the tent sings to a net. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) mango (d) net
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a frog; the frog sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) kite (c) rope (d) doll
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a guava; the guava chases a mirror; the mirror sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) radio (c) guava (d) mirror
- 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a fan; the fan pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) monkey (b) mirror (c) fan (d) igloo
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) drum (c) glass (d) bucket
- 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) van (c) rope (d) jug
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) kite (d) frog
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a frog; the frog falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) shoe (d) coconut
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a lamp; the lamp chases a nest; the nest crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) watch (b) rose (c) lamp (d) nest
Answer key
- step 3
- kettle
- keep linking in order
- watch
- duck
- inkpot
- keep linking in order
- tent
- key
- igloo
- mango
- inkpot
- step 1
- fan
- radio
- picture the first item
- whistle
- sock
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- duck
- doll
- umbrella
- net
- link it to the next item
- doll
- link it to the next item
- radio
- each link leads on
- step 2
- fan
- bucket
- the pen stirring tea
- jug
- kite
- link it to the next item
- anchor
- step 4
- watch
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