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