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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a goat; the goat falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) sock (b) violin (c) anchor (d) goat
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) fan (c) jeep (d) cat
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a kite; the kite chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) wallet (d) mirror
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) lamp (b) pillow (c) sock (d) umpire
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a frog; the frog chases a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) frog (d) rope
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a candle; the candle falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) goat (d) bucket
- 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.🔗 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.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a pillow; the pillow rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an apple; the apple tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) apple
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a drum; the drum rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) monkey (d) drum
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a cat; the cat sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) orange (d) cat
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an orange; the orange falls into a kite; the kite chases a radio; the radio rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) radio (b) jeep (c) orange (d) watch
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a banana; the banana sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) kettle (c) monkey (d) banana
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a doll; the doll chases a sock. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) needle (b) sock (c) doll (d) fan
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a frog; the frog tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) violin (c) frog (d) flute
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a key; the key sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a vase. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) guava (c) vase (d) kettle
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a candle; the candle falls into a nest; the nest sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) mango (d) vase
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an owl; the owl chases a cat; the cat pulls a radio; the radio falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) cat (b) radio (c) tiger (d) owl
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) violin (c) banana (d) shoe
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) net (c) lemon (d) apple
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an ant; the ant chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) ice cream (d) ant
- 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 frog falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ball (b) guava (c) frog (d) lemon
Answer key
- step 3
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- picture the first item
- anchor
- goat
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- wallet
- umpire
- frog
- bucket
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- tomato
- monkey
- each link leads on
- cat
- radio
- funny actions
- step 4
- monkey
- doll
- that item is lost
- replay the story
- violin
- vase
- picture the first item
- vase
- radio
- banana
- net
- link it to the next item
- ant
- picture the first item
- frog
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