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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a violin; the violin sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) umpire (d) violin
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a mango; the mango falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over an onion; the onion rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) onion
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a guava; the guava falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) fan (b) guava (c) cat (d) vase
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) ball (d) shoe
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a nest. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) pencil (d) nest
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a vase; the vase falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) kite (c) vase (d) shoe
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a drum; the drum crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) drum
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a rope; the rope pulls a jug; the jug sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) sock (b) rope (c) jug (d) anchor
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a pillow; the pillow jumps over a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) glass (c) wallet (d) jug
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) doll
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a flute; the flute tickles a nest. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) flute (d) apple
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a van; the van sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) nest (d) van
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a kite; the kite sits on a duck; the duck rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) kite
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) duck (c) shoe (d) nest
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an owl; the owl chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) igloo
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a frog; the frog falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) fan (b) mango (c) banana (d) frog
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a van; the van sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a net. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) van (b) net (c) mirror (d) rope
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a radio; the radio falls into a glass; the glass rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) onion (d) radio
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over a key; the key crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) rose (d) frog
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a banana; the banana tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) banana (c) tiger (d) doll
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- picture the first item
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- fan
- link it to the next item
- radio
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- fan
- step 2
- anchor
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- pencil
- vase
- jalebi
- jug
- step 3
- jug
- ice cream
- apple
- link it to the next item
- nest
- duck
- nest
- picture the first item
- igloo
- fan
- link it to the next item
- rope
- glass
- rose
- doll
- picture the first item
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