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