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