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