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