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