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