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