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