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