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