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: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a flute; the flute sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) goat (d) flute
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a tent; the tent sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) whistle (d) mango
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a whistle; the whistle chases a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) ball (d) whistle
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a tent; the tent chases a drum; the drum crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) candle (b) ant (c) tent (d) drum
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a tent; the tent chases a ball. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) ball (c) tent (d) shoe
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) duck (c) tomato (d) goat
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a ball; the ball pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ball (b) van (c) jeep (d) igloo
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a pencil; the pencil falls into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) fan (d) kite
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a rope; the rope falls into an urn; the urn pulls an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) rope (d) ant
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an onion; the onion tickles a guava; the guava sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) banana (c) wallet (d) onion
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) lemon (c) guava (d) kettle
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) ball
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a doll; the doll tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) urn (d) monkey
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a radio; the radio tickles an owl; the owl pulls a key; the key bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) duck (b) owl (c) key (d) radio
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a cat; the cat falls into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) glass (c) cat (d) onion
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) orange (b) guava (c) kite (d) jalebi
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a candle; the candle tickles a van; the van bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) ant
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a frog; the frog jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) van (b) drum (c) frog (d) whistle
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) umpire (d) umbrella
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) igloo (c) ant (d) kettle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) guava
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) lemon (d) pencil
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a glass. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) van
Answer key
- step 4
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- goat
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- step 3
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- step 2
- rose
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- ball
- tent
- shoe
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- goat
- jeep
- replay the story
- fan
- ant
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- onion
- guava
- ball
- urn
- duck
- onion
- orange
- duck
- whistle
- umbrella
- kettle
- onion
- bucket
- van
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