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