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 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) violin (d) watch
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a rope; the rope chases a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) goat (c) lamp (d) ant
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a drum; the drum tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) violin (d) drum
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a goat; the goat rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) needle (b) sock (c) goat (d) violin
- 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.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rope; the rope sits on an owl; the owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) igloo
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a key; the key jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) key (d) vase
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a banana; the banana chases a sock; the sock sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) banana (b) sock (c) urn (d) candle
- 18.🔗 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
- 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.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a van; the van crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) van (d) umpire
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into an onion; the onion falls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) goat (c) onion (d) bucket
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an igloo; the igloo pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) banana (d) tomato
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a van; the van sits on a cat; the cat falls into a goat; the goat sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the van? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) van (d) cat
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) jug (d) ball
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a watch; the watch tickles a key; the key falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) watch (b) whistle (c) key (d) ball
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) igloo
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a fan; the fan chases an onion. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) onion
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) jug (c) ant (d) violin
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a cat; the cat jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) pencil (b) duck (c) umpire (d) orange
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a watch; the watch crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) shoe
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a guava; the guava chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) pencil (b) van (c) guava (d) inkpot
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) rope
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
Answer key
- step 4
- step 1
- each link leads on
- parrot
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- goat
- drum
- goat
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- igloo
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- vase
- banana
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- anchor
- onion
- that item is lost
- flute
- lemon
- ball
- funny actions
- ball
- jeep
- inkpot
- picture the first item
- ant
- pencil
- sock
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- inkpot
- ice cream
- picture the first item
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