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