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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a guava; the guava rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) umpire (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) guava
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a duck; the duck falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) apple (c) spoon (d) duck
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) mango (b) rope (c) shoe (d) monkey
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) drum
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a ball; the ball rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) owl
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a cat; the cat tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) kettle (c) orange (d) anchor
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a drum; the drum chases a vase. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) vase (d) candle
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a ball; the ball chases a frog; the frog sings to a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) ball (c) frog (d) jalebi
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a net; the net pulls a guava; the guava sings to a vase; the vase chases a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) vase (c) pillow (d) guava
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a flute; the flute sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) duck (b) sock (c) jeep (d) inkpot
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a net; the net jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a banana; the banana falls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) banana (c) doll (d) cat
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a frog; the frog chases a tent; the tent pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) fan (d) frog
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into an onion; the onion rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) umbrella (d) whistle
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a key; the key chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) key (d) owl
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) key (c) violin (d) cat
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch pulls a net. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) watch (b) glass (c) igloo (d) umbrella
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a glass; the glass jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) bucket (d) violin
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a van; the van tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) ice cream (c) owl (d) wallet
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a van; the van pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) goat (d) van
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a cat; the cat tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a lamp. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) mirror (b) lamp (c) cat (d) needle
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles an onion; the onion bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a flute; the flute sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) onion (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) flute
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ball (b) owl (c) kettle (d) candle
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an orange; the orange pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) owl (d) onion
Answer key
- picture the first item
- bucket
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- step 1
- spoon
- shoe
- umbrella
- that item is lost
- owl
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- step 4
- kettle
- vase
- jalebi
- pillow
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- sock
- each link leads on
- doll
- ball
- umbrella
- the pen stirring tea
- owl
- keep linking in order
- violin
- umbrella
- bucket
- owl
- picture the first item
- van
- needle
- flute
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- candle
- bucket
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