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