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