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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an ant; the ant tickles a net. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) net (b) ant (c) rose (d) radio
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) lemon (d) wallet
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) violin (c) doll (d) owl
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an onion; the onion tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) candle (c) onion (d) mirror
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a fan; the fan chases a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) kite (c) pillow (d) glass
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles an onion; the onion chases a ball; the ball sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ball (b) glass (c) frog (d) umbrella
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a guava; the guava chases a ball; the ball sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ice cream (b) kettle (c) pencil (d) guava
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an urn; the urn falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a fan; the fan chases a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) needle (d) umpire
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) cat (c) shoe (d) anchor
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a jeep; the jeep pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) pencil
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a sock; the sock tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) doll (b) sock (c) urn (d) coconut
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umbrella (b) ice cream (c) wallet (d) drum
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) fan
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a van; the van falls into a needle; the needle sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) radio
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a duck; the duck sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) needle (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) whistle
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) drum
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum; the drum falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) drum (d) mirror
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) monkey (d) net
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) wallet
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan; the fan pulls an umpire; the umpire chases a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) fan (d) tomato
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into an onion; the onion pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) urn (b) onion (c) jeep (d) jug
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) candle (c) spoon (d) vase
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) umpire
Answer key
- step 1
- picture the first item
- ant
- link it to the next item
- lemon
- keep linking in order
- doll
- picture the first item
- onion
- step 3
- glass
- step 2
- each link leads on
- umbrella
- guava
- funny actions
- step 4
- picture the first item
- urn
- picture the first item
- anchor
- replay the story
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- pencil
- urn
- wallet
- keep linking in order
- tiger
- needle
- duck
- owl
- mirror
- net
- wallet
- fan
- jug
- vase
- umpire
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