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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) apple (d) glass
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a candle; the candle sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) candle (c) shoe (d) rope
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an urn; the urn tickles a mango; the mango pulls an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) urn (c) onion (d) mango
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to an orange; the orange falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) apple (b) sock (c) frog (d) pencil
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a duck; the duck jumps over a key; the key tickles a net; the net sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the key? (a) duck (b) vase (c) ant (d) net
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a nest; the nest falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) jeep
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a mango; the mango sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) tent (d) bucket
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) needle (c) vase (d) monkey
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) banana (b) apple (c) umpire (d) igloo
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) watch (d) kettle
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a van; the van bounces onto a sock; the sock chases an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) glass
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a drum; the drum chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) drum (d) tomato
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) jug (b) duck (c) spoon (d) mirror
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a net; the net rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) sock (c) cat (d) ant
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a flute; the flute sings to an igloo; the igloo pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) jeep (c) radio (d) flute
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a guava; the guava sings to a jug; the jug sits on an umpire; the umpire chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) guava
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a rope; the rope crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) orange (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) rope
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a vase; the vase tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) vase (b) lamp (c) coconut (d) mirror
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a key; the key pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) sock (b) owl (c) key (d) guava
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a mango; the mango pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) mango
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) umpire (b) owl (c) candle (d) igloo
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a net; the net tickles a watch; the watch chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) cat (d) net
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- apple
- rope
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- mango
- step 2
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- pencil
- step 1
- step 3
- picture the first item
- net
- keep linking in order
- nest
- replay the story
- mango
- vase
- picture the first item
- banana
- kettle
- glass
- drum
- duck
- sock
- igloo
- jug
- rope
- vase
- sock
- shoe
- candle
- net
- picture the first item
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