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 replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a ball; the ball sings to a vase; the vase pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) guava (b) ball (c) goat (d) vase
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a jeep; the jeep chases a vase; the vase jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) net (b) tiger (c) vase (d) mirror
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) owl
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a fan; the fan sits on a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) spoon (c) sock (d) glass
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a van; the van rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a needle; the needle chases a jug. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) jug (b) needle (c) drum (d) van
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a rope; the rope chases an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) doll
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a radio; the radio rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a ball; the ball tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) apple (d) ball
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a net; the net sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) glass (b) net (c) spoon (d) candle
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles an umpire; the umpire jumps over a ball; the ball falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) tent (d) ball
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a goat; the goat falls into a key; the key crashes into an owl; the owl chases a rose. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) owl (b) goat (c) ball (d) rose
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) flute (b) frog (c) igloo (d) urn
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a watch; the watch falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) mirror (d) umbrella
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a watch; the watch crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) anchor (d) watch
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a frog; the frog tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) doll (d) frog
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an apple; the apple crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a jug; the jug pulls a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) jug (c) anchor (d) apple
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a watch; the watch falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) whistle
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a banana; the banana chases a drum; the drum falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) anchor (d) wallet
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a coconut; the coconut chases an apple; the apple rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) parrot (d) apple
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) key (c) needle (d) fan
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a doll; the doll tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) igloo (d) anchor
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) rope (d) tomato
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a sock; the sock falls into an orange; the orange jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) parrot (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) nest
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a frog; the frog bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a goat; the goat sits on an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) goat (d) frog
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) onion (b) cat (c) guava (d) pillow
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a lemon; the lemon sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a drum; the drum sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) drum (d) igloo
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- each link leads on
- replay the story
- vase
- that item is lost
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- net
- the pen stirring tea
- ladder
- fan
- van
- funny actions
- inkpot
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- ball
- net
- ball
- goat
- link it to the next item
- urn
- umbrella
- watch
- tiger
- anchor
- whistle
- anchor
- coconut
- needle
- keep linking in order
- fan
- kettle
- nest
- frog
- guava
- mirror
- picture the first item
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