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