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: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) kettle
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a jug; the jug tickles a doll; the doll chases a frog; the frog pulls a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) cat (c) frog (d) jug
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a drum; the drum chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) inkpot
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) net (d) coconut
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a guava; the guava sings to a key; the key bounces onto a net; the net falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) net (c) guava (d) drum
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a net; the net tickles an apple; the apple pulls a goat; the goat falls into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) net (c) apple (d) key
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a monkey; the monkey chases an orange; the orange jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) monkey (d) guava
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to an ant; the ant falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a violin; the violin pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) violin (c) ant (d) monkey
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tent (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) needle
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) drum (c) pencil (d) whistle
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) frog (d) whistle
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a doll; the doll falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) van (c) shoe (d) jeep
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) watch (c) frog (d) jeep
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a banana; the banana sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on a net; the net jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) doll (c) whistle (d) net
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a net; the net rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) drum (b) net (c) sock (d) goat
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a vase; the vase crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) vase (c) owl (d) orange
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) onion (b) jug (c) shoe (d) nest
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a kite; the kite crashes into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) kite (c) monkey (d) banana
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) wallet (b) net (c) rope (d) shoe
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) flute (d) coconut
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) violin (d) tent
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) key (d) flute
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a net; the net falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a pillow; the pillow chases a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) igloo (d) pillow
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a guava; the guava crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) guava (c) ant (d) wallet
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 1
- step 4
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- umbrella
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- cat
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- ladder
- coconut
- drum
- net
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- orange
- step 3
- ant
- bucket
- drum
- coconut
- jeep
- jeep
- doll
- drum
- keep linking in order
- owl
- nest
- banana
- rope
- coconut
- picture the first item
- umpire
- mirror
- igloo
- drum
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