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 pillow rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) pillow (d) goat
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a guava; the guava sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a radio; the radio pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) kite
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a needle; the needle tickles a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) candle (c) nest (d) tomato
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a duck; the duck falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) whistle (c) jalebi (d) duck
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) frog (d) goat
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a guava; the guava chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) tent (b) guava (c) duck (d) shoe
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) whistle (b) ice cream (c) mirror (d) coconut
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) ball (d) candle
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a banana; the banana rolls into a guava; the guava chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) cat (c) banana (d) pillow
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a drum. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) cat (d) drum
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a tent; the tent falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) sock (b) rope (c) tent (d) jalebi
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a radio; the radio pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a van; the van jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) radio (d) umbrella
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) cat (c) igloo (d) tent
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an urn; the urn tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a net; the net chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) drum (b) urn (c) lemon (d) net
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases an umpire; the umpire falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) pillow (d) watch
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a glass; the glass tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a nest; the nest chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) fan (b) drum (c) mirror (d) glass
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) lamp (c) jeep (d) ladder
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a net; the net crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a sock; the sock tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the net? (a) apple (b) net (c) umpire (d) tent
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) vase (d) kettle
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a ball; the ball sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) ball (c) jeep (d) owl
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a banana; the banana sings to an orange; the orange chases a fan; the fan sits on an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) fan (c) orange (d) banana
Answer key
- coconut
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- bucket
- funny actions
- tomato
- tent
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- goat
- step 3
- tent
- whistle
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- candle
- step 1
- replay the story
- cat
- bucket
- jalebi
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- radio
- cat
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- net
- picture the first item
- watch
- picture the first item
- fan
- ladder
- link it to the next item
- tent
- anchor
- jeep
- vase
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