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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a frog; the frog sits on a wallet; the wallet chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ice cream (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) frog
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) pencil (d) bucket
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a spoon; the spoon tickles a flute; the flute sits on an orange; the orange chases an onion. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) sock (d) flute
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) guava (b) flute (c) spoon (d) kite
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) flute
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) rope (b) kettle (c) parrot (d) sock
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) watch (d) radio
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) watch
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a violin; the violin sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a jug; the jug sings to an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) violin (c) doll (d) tent
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a radio; the radio chases a drum; the drum bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) orange (d) radio
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into an orange; the orange falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) umpire
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a van; the van falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an apple; the apple tickles a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) van
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) sock (d) pillow
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) sock (d) ice cream
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a needle; the needle jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) ball (b) needle (c) jug (d) umpire
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) fan (b) net (c) pillow (d) rose
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a lamp; the lamp chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) lamp
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a nest; the nest falls into an onion; the onion tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) nest (c) doll (d) rose
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a monkey; the monkey pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) monkey (b) coconut (c) candle (d) shoe
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a glass; the glass sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) glass (d) watch
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a rope; the rope falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a drum; the drum sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) radio (d) apple
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a tomato; the tomato sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) duck (b) tomato (c) ice cream (d) ladder
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a key; the key crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) key (c) candle (d) onion
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a banana; the banana chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the van? (a) inkpot (b) van (c) shoe (d) banana
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a radio; the radio pulls a drum; the drum sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) drum (b) radio (c) flute (d) onion
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kettle (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) shoe
Answer key
- funny actions
- frog
- bucket
- picture the first item
- flute
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- kite
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- wallet
- kettle
- that item is lost
- step 4
- radio
- jalebi
- violin
- step 1
- drum
- vase
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- rope
- picture the first item
- vase
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- mango
- jug
- net
- parrot
- doll
- candle
- glass
- bucket
- ladder
- jug
- shoe
- flute
- inkpot
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