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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a banana; the banana pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a drum; the drum jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) whistle (c) banana (d) drum
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) vase (b) glass (c) pillow (d) tent
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a van; the van sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the van? (a) net (b) kite (c) key (d) candle
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a fan; the fan rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat; the cat sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) fan (b) apple (c) cat (d) coconut
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) bucket (d) pencil
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a mango; the mango falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a van. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) van (d) coconut
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a flute; the flute jumps over an urn; the urn chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rope (b) urn (c) tiger (d) flute
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a mango; the mango falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) frog (b) pencil (c) mango (d) kite
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a fan; the fan sits on an urn; the urn tickles a kite; the kite rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) kite (b) urn (c) net (d) needle
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) kettle (d) van
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a drum; the drum chases a violin; the violin sits on a candle; the candle jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) goat (b) flute (c) violin (d) drum
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) jalebi
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) frog (c) urn (d) apple
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a net. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) sock
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a van; the van tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) jeep (b) spoon (c) van (d) key
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a doll; the doll tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) flute (d) tomato
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a goat; the goat sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) onion (c) radio (d) goat
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) anchor (d) needle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a goat; the goat chases a net; the net jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) goat (c) violin (d) tent
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a goat; the goat tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) doll (d) coconut
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a drum; the drum chases a net. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) doll (b) drum (c) net (d) ball
Answer key
- step 2
- funny actions
- banana
- picture the first item
- step 1
- vase
- candle
- cat
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- ball
- glass
- keep linking in order
- flute
- that item is lost
- pencil
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- needle
- kettle
- step 4
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- flute
- watch
- urn
- sock
- link it to the next item
- jeep
- picture the first item
- tomato
- tent
- keep linking in order
- anchor
- tent
- doll
- ball
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