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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) igloo
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a rose; the rose falls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) cat (d) owl
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) urn (b) violin (c) cat (d) spoon
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) jug (d) jalebi
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a doll; the doll rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a net. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) doll (c) banana (d) net
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) flute
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a net; the net crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) wallet (b) mirror (c) goat (d) shoe
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a fan; the fan sings to a frog; the frog tickles a coconut; the coconut pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) frog (c) coconut (d) fan
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) duck (d) jalebi
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a radio; the radio chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) orange (c) apple (d) radio
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an ant; the ant tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) drum (d) kite
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a van; the van bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a cat. Which item comes right before the van? (a) cat (b) owl (c) frog (d) drum
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a cat; the cat sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) cat (c) jeep (d) watch
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a tent; the tent sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) wallet (d) sock
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a tiger; the tiger sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) tiger
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a van; the van jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) cat (b) duck (c) tomato (d) fan
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a cat; the cat pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) cat (d) jalebi
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a mango; the mango falls into a tent; the tent tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) mango (c) tent (d) candle
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a net; the net falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) vase (c) radio (d) shoe
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) coconut
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) fan (c) violin (d) tomato
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- violin
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- cat
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- replay the story
- spoon
- that item is lost
- jalebi
- net
- funny actions
- coconut
- mirror
- fan
- anchor
- apple
- kite
- frog
- cat
- picture the first item
- step 2
- wallet
- inkpot
- picture the first item
- fan
- link it to the next item
- bucket
- doll
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- radio
- picture the first item
- coconut
- step 4
- picture the first item
- violin
- picture the first item
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