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