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