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