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