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