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