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