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