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