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