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