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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) guava
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a jug; the jug chases a net; the net rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) kite (d) net
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) banana
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a glass; the glass chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) vase (b) bucket (c) mango (d) glass
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a van; the van sits on a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) parrot (b) banana (c) van (d) candle
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) ice cream
- 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a van; the van jumps over a candle; the candle chases a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) violin (c) frog (d) candle
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a cat; the cat pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a duck; the duck sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) duck (b) onion (c) mango (d) wallet
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) lamp
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a drum; the drum falls into an owl; the owl sits on a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) drum
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a key; the key tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) key (d) coconut
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a drum; the drum sings to a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) drum (c) duck (d) inkpot
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a banana; the banana pulls a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) doll (c) drum (d) banana
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a van; the van falls into a net. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) net (b) glass (c) van (d) mango
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a key; the key tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lamp (b) key (c) anchor (d) fan
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) mango (d) jalebi
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over an orange; the orange falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) orange (b) vase (c) rope (d) radio
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a key; the key pulls a rose; the rose sings to a flute; the flute falls into a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) lemon (c) key (d) flute
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a jug; the jug chases a nest; the nest pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) nest (b) jug (c) needle (d) umbrella
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- cat
- kite
- parrot
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- each link leads on
- step 2
- picture the first item
- bucket
- replay the story
- funny actions
- van
- rope
- the pen stirring tea
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- candle
- duck
- spoon
- lamp
- monkey
- violin
- drum
- mango
- picture the first item
- step 3
- step 1
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- anchor
- ant
- orange
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- flute
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
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