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