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