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