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