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