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