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.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) mirror (b) drum (c) frog (d) bucket
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🔗 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
- 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) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a candle; the candle pulls a ball; the ball falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) sock (c) flute (d) candle
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) tent (d) urn
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a ball; the ball chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a duck. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) radio
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 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 watch pulls an orange; the orange tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) frog (c) orange (d) watch
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a guava; the guava pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) goat (b) guava (c) spoon (d) inkpot
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) lemon (d) parrot
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) frog (c) guava (d) ice cream
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a mirror; the mirror rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) jug (d) owl
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a key; the key sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) key (b) monkey (c) cat (d) lamp
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) candle (d) flute
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) guava (d) wallet
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) violin (b) vase (c) shoe (d) fan
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) drum (d) key
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a drum; the drum chases a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) needle (c) shoe (d) banana
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a fan; the fan sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) fan (d) lamp
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) sock (c) wallet (d) glass
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a nest; the nest sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) radio (b) ant (c) glass (d) umbrella
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a mango; the mango tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) watch (b) owl (c) duck (d) mango
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) rope
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a van. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) apple (c) rope (d) rose
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a duck; the duck pulls an umpire; the umpire tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) duck (c) ant (d) rope
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a watch; the watch pulls a violin; the violin rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) watch (b) violin (c) key (d) drum
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases an onion. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) onion (d) whistle
Answer key
- bucket
- keep linking in order
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- replay the story
- step 4
- flute
- urn
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- shoe
- step 2
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- frog
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- spoon
- owl
- key
- owl
- link it to the next item
- cat
- picture the first item
- candle
- guava
- violin
- drum
- drum
- radio
- wallet
- picture the first item
- ant
- mango
- kettle
- rose
- duck
- violin
- tomato
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