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