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