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