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