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