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