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