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