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