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