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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into an owl; the owl tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) owl (b) violin (c) glass (d) jalebi
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) coconut
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a wallet; the wallet falls into a mango; the mango tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) radio (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) shoe
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp; the lamp chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) lamp
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) rose (c) lamp (d) ladder
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a watch; the watch falls into a kite; the kite sings to a fan; the fan tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) van (c) monkey (d) kite
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) rose (c) pillow (d) pencil
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) ice cream
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an owl; the owl tickles a flute; the flute falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) flute (b) owl (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) parrot
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a net; the net jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mango (b) net (c) doll (d) violin
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) nest (d) kettle
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) ant (d) spoon
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) pillow (d) monkey
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a jug; the jug falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) jug (c) pillow (d) parrot
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an onion; the onion falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) onion (b) banana (c) candle (d) fan
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a key; the key jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) ant (b) key (c) duck (d) umbrella
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) goat (d) radio
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) orange (b) mango (c) violin (d) ice cream
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- step 3
- step 1
- replay the story
- step 2
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- step 4
- violin
- the pen stirring tea
- funny actions
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- shoe
- picture the first item
- lamp
- ladder
- link it to the next item
- van
- rose
- each link leads on
- whistle
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- inkpot
- tomato
- keep linking in order
- violin
- spoon
- inkpot
- picture the first item
- monkey
- radio
- banana
- ant
- radio
- violin
- link it to the next item
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