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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a banana; the banana chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) banana (d) mirror
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a radio; the radio chases a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) vase (d) frog
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) cat (d) frog
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a key; the key bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) mango (c) monkey (d) lemon
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a radio; the radio falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a key; the key bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) key (b) whistle (c) radio (d) anchor
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to an urn; the urn chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jeep (b) urn (c) fan (d) tomato
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) goat
- 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 wallet tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) wallet
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a radio; the radio chases a duck; the duck sings to a frog; the frog tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) duck (c) coconut (d) candle
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a candle; the candle chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) candle (c) coconut (d) parrot
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a van; the van falls into a frog; the frog sits on a banana; the banana jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) banana (b) coconut (c) van (d) frog
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum; the drum sings to an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) orange (d) jeep
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a nest; the nest sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) sock (c) frog (d) jeep
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a banana; the banana sings to a guava; the guava tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) radio (c) wallet (d) doll
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) duck (c) igloo (d) umbrella
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a radio; the radio sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) radio (c) igloo (d) parrot
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) inkpot (b) kettle (c) lamp (d) apple
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on an apple; the apple jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) owl (b) drum (c) shoe (d) parrot
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) guava (d) net
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls an ice cream; the ice cream chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) watch (d) whistle
- 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 net sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a key; the key crashes into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) key (c) net (d) tiger
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a net; the net sits on a frog; the frog jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) doll (b) frog (c) apple (d) net
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a flute; the flute pulls an urn; the urn falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) lemon (d) urn
Answer key
- step 1
- mirror
- frog
- keep linking in order
- pillow
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- monkey
- step 3
- radio
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- the pen stirring tea
- urn
- goat
- link it to the next item
- ice cream
- candle
- step 2
- candle
- keep linking in order
- frog
- umbrella
- frog
- wallet
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- radio
- funny actions
- kettle
- step 4
- owl
- guava
- anchor
- link it to the next item
- key
- apple
- urn
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