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