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