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