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