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 picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a monkey; the monkey tickles a key; the key bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) tiger (c) frog (d) parrot
- 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) apple (c) banana (d) doll
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) shoe (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) guava
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) cat (b) flute (c) watch (d) needle
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a violin. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) apple (b) violin (c) owl (d) tomato
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a nest; the nest pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) fan (c) whistle (d) glass
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a duck; the duck pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) duck (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) rose
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a key; the key sits on a doll; the doll tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) key (d) fan
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) kite
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a duck; the duck chases a cat. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) duck (c) shoe (d) cat
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a jug; the jug sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) parrot (d) glass
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a guava; the guava falls into a vase; the vase chases a monkey; the monkey sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) monkey (d) guava
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a ball; the ball sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) doll (d) pencil
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a duck; the duck jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a tent; the tent tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) net (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) duck
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) needle (b) key (c) violin (d) tiger
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) guava (b) fan (c) onion (d) ladder
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a drum; the drum chases a jug; the jug tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kite (b) jug (c) drum (d) jalebi
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a needle; the needle crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) needle (d) ball
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a ball; the ball sits on a tent; the tent crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) tent (d) glass
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a doll; the doll falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) violin (d) doll
Answer key
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- step 4
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- parrot
- picture the first item
- step 3
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- candle
- guava
- step 2
- watch
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- owl
- glass
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- key
- lamp
- shoe
- pillow
- guava
- bucket
- picture the first item
- duck
- tiger
- ladder
- jug
- picture the first item
- mirror
- tent
- link it to the next item
- violin
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