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: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) guava (b) fan (c) nest (d) whistle
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) parrot (c) ant (d) mango
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles an ant; the ant chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) lemon (d) monkey
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a tent; the tent chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) fan (d) tent
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a key; the key sings to a doll; the doll chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) nest (c) frog (d) doll
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a key; the key tickles a doll; the doll rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) key (d) tent
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a goat; the goat tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) onion (d) urn
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) fan (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) glass
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) mango (c) igloo (d) jeep
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a jug; the jug sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) tiger (d) ladder
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a guava; the guava chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) goat (d) bucket
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) frog (c) parrot (d) igloo
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles an ant; the ant crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) sock (b) nest (c) ant (d) igloo
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a doll; the doll pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jalebi (b) onion (c) doll (d) tent
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) owl (b) sock (c) apple (d) kettle
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a drum; the drum sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) owl (b) drum (c) ladder (d) igloo
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) lemon (c) anchor (d) nest
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a banana; the banana tickles a guava; the guava pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) drum (d) banana
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) candle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) kettle (d) monkey
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) kettle (d) rope
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a doll; the doll falls into a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) duck (c) doll (d) monkey
Answer key
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- fan
- wallet
- step 3
- ant
- that item is lost
- funny actions
- pillow
- wallet
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- mirror
- goat
- keep linking in order
- tomato
- igloo
- sock
- keep linking in order
- violin
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- frog
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- nest
- onion
- sock
- picture the first item
- ladder
- anchor
- banana
- link it to the next item
- tiger
- monkey
- tomato
- monkey
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