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