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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a net; the net sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a rope; the rope pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) rope (d) net
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a banana; the banana sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) pillow (d) banana
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a key; the key crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the key? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) candle (d) key
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a key; the key pulls a duck; the duck rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the key? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) kite
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a drum; the drum jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a cat. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) drum (d) cat
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum; the drum chases a watch. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) wallet
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a van; the van chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) van (b) bucket (c) flute (d) tomato
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) bucket
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) ant (d) onion
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a duck; the duck falls into an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) duck (c) tiger (d) umpire
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) pencil (d) watch
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a radio; the radio sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) violin (b) radio (c) duck (d) tomato
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a duck; the duck pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) pencil (d) duck
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a flute; the flute crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) flute (c) igloo (d) ball
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a violin; the violin sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) violin (d) lemon
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a doll; the doll jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) wallet
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) wallet (d) kettle
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a ladder; the ladder crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) coconut (d) mirror
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a mango; the mango sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) rose (d) doll
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) violin (d) whistle
- 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a tent; the tent chases a doll. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) doll (b) cat (c) pillow (d) drum
Answer key
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- net
- picture the first item
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- pillow
- that item is lost
- pillow
- duck
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- doll
- wallet
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- the pen stirring tea
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- step 2
- flute
- parrot
- onion
- step 3
- umpire
- pencil
- link it to the next item
- duck
- pencil
- igloo
- key
- doll
- wallet
- coconut
- flute
- violin
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- pillow
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