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