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