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